Dione

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Latin Diōnē (of Jupiter), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, of Zeus)

Proper noun

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Dione f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin Diōnē (of Jupiter), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, of Zeus).

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Proper noun

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Dione (countable and uncountable, plural Diones)

  1. (Greek mythology) Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
  2. (astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. A surname from French

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).

Proper noun

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Dione f

  1. (Greek mythology) Dione
  2. (astronomy) a moon of Saturn

Anagrams

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Latin

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Proper noun

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Diōne

  1. ablative singular of Diōn

References

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  • Dione”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Dione in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdjɔ.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛ
  • Syllabification: Dio‧ne

Proper noun

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Dione f (indeclinable)

  1. (astronomy) Dione (moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn)

See also

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Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star Słońce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton
Notable
moons
Księżyc Fobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganimedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tetyda
Dione
Rea
Tytan
Japet

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Tytania
Oberon
Tryton Charon

Further reading

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  • Dione in PWN's encyclopedia