Venus

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Translingual

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Venus subrostrata
The Birth of Venus

Etymology

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Latin, after Venus (“goddess of beauty, love, sexual intercourse”). See images.

Proper noun

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Venus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – typical venus clams.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Venus's planetary symbol ⟨♀⟩

Etymology

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From Middle English Venus, from Latin Venus.

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Venus (plural Venuses)

  2. (astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀.
    • The Illustrated London Almanack 1867, London, page 45:
      Venus rises on the 1st day 1/4 to 5 a.m., and 4h. 25m. a.m. on the last day. [...] She is now beginning to move northward. [...]
    • 1982 March 2, John Noble Wilford, “FIFTH SOVIET CRAFT LANDS ON VENUS AND IS FIRST TO SAMPLE PLANET'S SOIL”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 24, 2015, Science‎[3]:
      The robot craft, the fifth from the Soviet Union to land on Venus, is a module detached from Venera 13. It plunged through the dense, baking-hot carbon dioxide atmosphere and touched down in the foothills of a mountainous region known as Phoebe, just south of the Venusian equator and also below the active volcanic region of Beta. An identical lander, from Venera 14, is expected to reach Venus Friday and probably put down on the plains east of the Phoebe landing site.
  4. (Roman mythology) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality; the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite.
    • 1888 June 2, “Senoritas of Brazil. [Chicago Mail.]”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, volume XLVI, number 154, page 13, column 3:
      Their figures are universally models for brunette Venuses, and their feet arch like rainbows, and are Cinderellian in size.
  5. A female given name

Synonyms

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  • (astronomy, astrology): ♀

Derived terms

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Translations

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Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star Sun
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Moon Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Noun

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Venus (sense 3) of Willendorf

Venus (countable and uncountable, plural Venuses)

  1. (obsolete or poetry) Sexual activity or intercourse, sex; lust, love.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
      , II.ii.2:
      Immoderate Venus in excess, as it is a cause, or in defect; so, moderately used, to some parties an only help, a present remedy.
  2. (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element).
    • 1807, A New and Complete Encyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Vol III‎[4], page 48:
      CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and manufacturers, and sold under the name of distilled vinegar. See CHEMISTRY.
    • 2004, Maurice P. Crosland, Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry‎[5], page 89:
      Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, e cause it was inflammable and he thought it was a compound of lead. Actually the lead takes no part in the reaction and the product of distilling lead acetate is impure acetone. Beguin’s terminology did not go without comment however, for Christopher Glaser later referred to ‘A burning Spirit of Saturn (as it is called) but rather, a Spirit of the Volatile Salt of Vinegar’. Tachenius referred to the product of distillation of copper acetate as ‘pretended spirit of Venus’ because it was really only distilled vinegar - the meaning which Macquer gave to the expression. It is typical of the confusion of terminology in early chemistry that the London Pharmacopoeia of 1721 gave the name Spiritus Veneris to sulphuric acid obtained by the distillation of copper sulphate.
    • 2013, John Read, From Alchemy to Chemistry‎[6]:
      The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate).
  4. Any Upper Palaeolithic statuette portraying a woman, usually carved in the round.
    • 1986, Brian Hayden, “Old Europe: sacred matriarchy or complementary opposition?”, in Anthony Bonanno, editor, Archaeology and Fertility Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean: Papers Presented at the First International Conference on Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean, University of Malta, 2–5 September 1985, Amsterdam: B.R. Grüner Publishing Co., →ISBN, section I (Prehistory), page 23:
      While the goddess statues obviously did function in a very public, domestic context, there is no evidence that they were androgynyous or that they were the primary cult of importance. There are probably just as many phalli in the Paleolithic as there are Venuses.
    • 1990, D. Bruce Dickson, “An Interpretation”, in The Dawn of Belief: Religion in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Tucson, Ariz.: The University of Arizona Press, published 1996, →ISBN, page 211:
      However, a number of well-crafted studies in recent years have forcefully questioned—and perhaps refuted—the view that the Venuses were simply or solely goddesses.
    • 2016, Jean Clottes, “Perceptions of the World, Functions of the Art, and the Artists”, in Oliver Y. Martin, Robert D. Martin, transl., What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity, Chicago, Ill., London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 148:
      Her proportions, the stylistic elements, the choice of anatomical elements represented are characteristic of the Aurignacian or Gravettian Venuses, known especially from the statuary of Central and Eastern Europe.

References

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  • “Venus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch Venus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ve‧nus

Proper noun

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Venus

  2. (astronomy) Venus
  4. (Roman mythology) Venus

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Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbenus/, [ˈbe.nus]

Proper noun

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. (Roman mythology) Venus (Roman goddess)

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Venus, from Latin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Venus

  1. the second planet in our solar system after Mercury
  2. (Roman mythology) the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity;
  3. a female given name from Latin

Danish

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Proper noun

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Venus

  2. Venus (planet)

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(planets of the solar system) planeter i solsystemet; Merkur,‎ Venus,‎ Jorden/‎jorden,‎ Mars,‎ Jupiter,‎ Saturn,‎ Uranus,‎ Neptun [edit]

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)

Estonian

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Proper noun

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Venus

  2. Venus (Roman goddess)

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Venus f

  1. Venus (planet)

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Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venus Jørðin Mars [Term?] Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Mánin Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Callisto 		[Term?]
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Titan
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[Term?] 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Venus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋe(ː)nus/, [ˈʋe̞(ː)nus̠]
  • Rhymes: -enus
  • Hyphenation(key): Ve‧nus

Proper noun

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Venus

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)

Declension

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Inflection of Venus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Venus Venukset
genitive Venuksen Venusten
Venuksien
partitive Venusta Venuksia
illative Venukseen Venuksiin
singular plural
nominative Venus Venukset
accusative nom. Venus Venukset
gen. Venuksen
genitive Venuksen Venusten
Venuksien
partitive Venusta Venuksia
inessive Venuksessa Venuksissa
elative Venuksesta Venuksista
illative Venukseen Venuksiin
adessive Venuksella Venuksilla
ablative Venukselta Venuksilta
allative Venukselle Venuksille
essive Venuksena Venuksina
translative Venukseksi Venuksiksi
abessive Venuksetta Venuksitta
instructive — Venuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Venus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Venukseni Venukseni
accusative nom. Venukseni Venukseni
gen. Venukseni
genitive Venukseni Venusteni
Venuksieni
partitive Venustani Venuksiani
inessive Venuksessani Venuksissani
elative Venuksestani Venuksistani
illative Venukseeni Venuksiini
adessive Venuksellani Venuksillani
ablative Venukseltani Venuksiltani
allative Venukselleni Venuksilleni
essive Venuksenani Venuksinani
translative Venuksekseni Venuksikseni
abessive Venuksettani Venuksittani
instructive — —
comitative — Venuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Venuksesi Venuksesi
accusative nom. Venuksesi Venuksesi
gen. Venuksesi
genitive Venuksesi Venustesi
Venuksiesi
partitive Venustasi Venuksiasi
inessive Venuksessasi Venuksissasi
elative Venuksestasi Venuksistasi
illative Venukseesi Venuksiisi
adessive Venuksellasi Venuksillasi
ablative Venukseltasi Venuksiltasi
allative Venuksellesi Venuksillesi
essive Venuksenasi Venuksinasi
translative Venukseksesi Venuksiksesi
abessive Venuksettasi Venuksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Venuksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Venuksemme Venuksemme
accusative nom. Venuksemme Venuksemme
gen. Venuksemme
genitive Venuksemme Venustemme
Venuksiemme
partitive Venustamme Venuksiamme
inessive Venuksessamme Venuksissamme
elative Venuksestamme Venuksistamme
illative Venukseemme Venuksiimme
adessive Venuksellamme Venuksillamme
ablative Venukseltamme Venuksiltamme
allative Venuksellemme Venuksillemme
essive Venuksenamme Venuksinamme
translative Venukseksemme Venuksiksemme
abessive Venuksettamme Venuksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Venuksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Venuksenne Venuksenne
accusative nom. Venuksenne Venuksenne
gen. Venuksenne
genitive Venuksenne Venustenne
Venuksienne
partitive Venustanne Venuksianne
inessive Venuksessanne Venuksissanne
elative Venuksestanne Venuksistanne
illative Venukseenne Venuksiinne
adessive Venuksellanne Venuksillanne
ablative Venukseltanne Venuksiltanne
allative Venuksellenne Venuksillenne
essive Venuksenanne Venuksinanne
translative Venukseksenne Venuksiksenne
abessive Venuksettanne Venuksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Venuksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Venuksensa Venuksensa
accusative nom. Venuksensa Venuksensa
gen. Venuksensa
genitive Venuksensa Venustensa
Venuksiensa
partitive Venustaan
Venustansa 		Venuksiaan
Venuksiansa
inessive Venuksessaan
Venuksessansa 		Venuksissaan
Venuksissansa
elative Venuksestaan
Venuksestansa 		Venuksistaan
Venuksistansa
illative Venukseensa Venuksiinsa
adessive Venuksellaan
Venuksellansa 		Venuksillaan
Venuksillansa
ablative Venukseltaan
Venukseltansa 		Venuksiltaan
Venuksiltansa
allative Venukselleen
Venuksellensa 		Venuksilleen
Venuksillensa
essive Venuksenaan
Venuksenansa 		Venuksinaan
Venuksinansa
translative Venuksekseen
Venukseksensa 		Venuksikseen
Venuksiksensa
abessive Venuksettaan
Venuksettansa 		Venuksittaan
Venuksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Venuksineen
Venuksinensa

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compounds

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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

Anagrams

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Galician

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Proper noun

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)

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German

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 Venus on German Wikipedia
Venus [2] und Amor (1525)

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Venus.

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Proper noun

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Venus f (proper noun, genitive Venus)

  2. (astronomy) Venus
  4. (Roman mythology) Venus

Derived terms

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(planet):

Noun

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Venus f (genitive Venus, no plural)

  1. (figuratively) very beautiful woman

Declension

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Declension of Venus [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Venus
genitive einer der Venus
dative einer der Venus
accusative eine die Venus

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Latin Venus.

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)
  5. a female given name

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Solar System in Icelandic · Sólkerfið (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkúr Venus Jörðin Mars Seres Júpíter Satúrnus Úranus Neptúnus Plútó Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Tunglið Fóbos
Deimos 		— Íó
Evrópa
Ganýmedes
Kallistó 		Mímas
Enkeladus
Teþis
Díóne
Rea
Títan
Japetus
Míranda
Aríel
Úmbríel
Títanía
Óberon 		Tríton Karon Dysnómía

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch Venus, from Latin Venus.

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Venus

  1. (astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess)
    Synonym: Zohrah
  3. venus (the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality)

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Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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From venus (“loveliness”), see there for more.

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Venus f (genitive Veneris); third declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Venus (goddess of love and beauty)
  2. (astronomy) Venus (planet)
    Synonym: Lūcifer
  3. (poetic) metaphor for the genus of animation, living matter
    • c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.1–5:[1]
      Aeneadum genetrīx, hominum dīvomque voluptās,
      alma Venus, caelī subter lābentia signa
      quae mare nāvigerum, quae terrās frūgiferentīs
      concelebrās, per tē quoniam genus omne animantum
      concipitur
      • 1916 translation by William Ellery Leonard
        Mother of Rome, delight of Gods and men,
        Dear Venus that beneath the gliding stars
        Makest to teem the many-voyaged main
        And fruitful lands - for all of living things
        Through thee alone are evermore conceived
  4. (alchemy, chemistry) copper
  5. See venus.

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Venus Venerēs
genitive Veneris Venerum
dative Venerī Veneribus
accusative Venerem Venerēs
ablative Venere Veneribus
vocative Venus Venerēs

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Descendants

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  • → French: Vénus
  • → Italian: Venere
  • → Middle English: Venus
  • → Portuguese: Vénus, Vênus (Brazil)
  • Sicilian: Vènniri
  • → Spanish: Venus

References

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  1. ^ “Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, Liber Primus, line 1”, in Perseus Digital Library‎[1], 2022 October 28 (last accessed)

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Latin Venus.

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Venus

  1. The Roman goddess governing love and sexuality; Venus.
  2. The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus.
    Synonyms: Vesper, even sterne, even sterre, eventide sterre, morwe sterre, morwetide sterre
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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Venus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvenuːs/

Proper noun

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Venus

  2. Venus (planet)

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative Venus
Genitive Venusa
Singular Plural
Nominative Venus Venusat
Accusative Venusa Venusiid
Genitive Venusa Venusiid
Illative Venusii Venusiidda
Locative Venusis Venusiin
Comitative Venusiin Venusiiguin
Essive Venusin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Venusan Venuseamẹ Venuseamẹt
2nd person Venusat Venuseattẹ Venuseattẹt
3rd person Venusis Venuseaskkạ Venuseasẹt

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Venus

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Vénus, from Latin Venus.

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)
  5. A locality in Mangalia, Constanța, Romania

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbenus/ [ˈbe.nus]
  • Rhymes: -enus
  • Syllabification: Ve‧nus

Proper noun

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Venus f

  2. Venus (planet)
  3. (Roman mythology) Venus (Roman goddess)

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Swedish

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Venus c (genitive Venus)

  2. Venus (planet)
  4. Venus (Roman goddess)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Venus, from Latin Venus.

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Venus (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. a female given name from English
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