galaxias

See also: galáxias and Galaxias

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

galaxias

1. Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.

Latin

Alternative forms

• galaxia, Galaxia, Galacia (not classical)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.aːs/, [ɡäˈɫ̪äks̠iäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.as/, [ɡäˈläksiäs]

Proper noun

galaxias

1. Alternative form of Galaxias; the Galaxy, the Milky Way

Synonyms

• Via Lactea

Noun

galaxiās m (genitive galaxiae); first declension

1. (astronomy) a galaxy
2. milkstone

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās).

	singular	plural
nominative	galaxiās	galaxiae
genitive	galaxiae	galaxiārum
dative	galaxiae	galaxiīs
accusative	galaxiān	galaxiās
ablative	galaxiā	galaxiīs
vocative	galaxiā	galaxiae

Related terms

• galacticus

Descendants

• ⇒ Medieval Latin: galaxia f
  • → German: Galaxie f
• → Italian: galassia f
• → Old French: galaxie
  • Middle French: galaxie
    • French: galaxie f
  • → Middle English: galaxye, galaxie
    • English: galaxy

References

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

Spanish

Noun

galaxias f pl

1. plural of galaxia