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Neptunus

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch Neptunus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Neptu‧nus

Proper noun

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Neptunus

  1. (astronomy) Neptune
  2. (Roman mythology) Neptune

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɛpˈtynʏs/
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Proper noun

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Neptunus n

  1. Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system
  2. Neptune, the Roman sea god

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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Neptunus

  1. Neptune (god)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneptunus/, [ˈne̞pt̪unus̠]
  • Rhymes: -eptunus
  • Hyphenation(key): Nep‧tu‧nus

Proper noun

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Neptunus

  1. (Roman mythology) Neptune
  2. (astronomy) Neptune

Declension

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Inflection of Neptunus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Neptunus Neptunukset
genitive Neptunuksen Neptunusten
Neptunuksien
partitive Neptunusta Neptunuksia
illative Neptunukseen Neptunuksiin
singular plural
nominative Neptunus Neptunukset
accusative nom. Neptunus Neptunukset
gen. Neptunuksen
genitive Neptunuksen Neptunusten
Neptunuksien
partitive Neptunusta Neptunuksia
inessive Neptunuksessa Neptunuksissa
elative Neptunuksesta Neptunuksista
illative Neptunukseen Neptunuksiin
adessive Neptunuksella Neptunuksilla
ablative Neptunukselta Neptunuksilta
allative Neptunukselle Neptunuksille
essive Neptunuksena Neptunuksina
translative Neptunukseksi Neptunuksiksi
abessive Neptunuksetta Neptunuksitta
instructive Neptunuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Neptunus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text)
Star Aurinko
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkurius Venus Maa (Tellus) Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturnus Uranus Neptunus Pluto Eris
Notable
moons
Kuu Phobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Japetus

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Triton Kharon Dysnomia

Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Italic *neptūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud, moisture, mist), but this is disputed; see Neptune.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Neptūnus m (genitive Neptūnī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Neptune (god of the sea)
  2. (New Latin, astronomy) Neptune (planet)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Neptūnus Neptūnī
genitive Neptūnī Neptūnōrum
dative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
accusative Neptūnum Neptūnōs
ablative Neptūnō Neptūnīs
vocative Neptūne Neptūnī

Descendants

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References

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  • Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Neptunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Neptunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin Neptūnus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Neptunus

  1. (mythology) The Roman god governing the sea; Neptune.

Usage notes

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The planet known as Neptune was yet undiscovered during the span of time inhabited by Middle English; therefore no planetary sense belonged to the word.

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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Neptunus c (genitive Neptunus)

  1. Neptune (planet)
  2. Neptune (Roman god)

West Frisian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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Neptunus c (no plural)

  1. Neptune (planet)
  2. Neptune (god)

Further reading

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  • Neptunus”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011