Stygian

See also: stygian

English

Etymology

See stygian.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪdʒiən

Adjective

Stygian (comparative more Stygian, superlative most Stygian)

1. (Greek mythology) Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
2. (astronomy) Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
3. Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.

Translations

of, or relating to the river Styx

• Catalan: estigi
• French: stygien (fr)
• German: stygisch
• Italian: stigio
• Latin: Stygius, stygius
• Portuguese: estígio (pt)
• Russian: стиги́йский (ru) m (stigíjskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: stigijski (sh) m, стигијски m
• Spanish: estigio (es)

dark, gloomy

• Afrikaans: donker (af), somber
• Albanian: errët (sq)
• Armenian: մռայլ (hy) (mṙayl)
• German: düster (de), duster (de)

Noun

Stygian (plural Stygians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).
   • 1940, Edmond Hamilton, Calling Captain Future, page 55:

     Stygians – natives of Styx

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