Dione
See also: dione
Translingual
Etymology
Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”)
Proper noun
Dione f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bangiaceae – eyelash seaweed.
Hypernyms
- (butterfly genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Heliconiinae - subfamily; Heliconiini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (butterfly genus): Dione juno - type species; Dione glycera, Dione moneta - species
References
- Dione (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dione on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Dione on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daɪˈoʊni/
Proper noun
Dione (countable and uncountable, plural Diones)
- (Greek mythology) Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea.
- (astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- A surname from French
Derived terms
Translations
mythology
moon of Saturn
name
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See also
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).
Proper noun
Dione f
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Diōne
- ablative singular of Diōn
References
- “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
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjɔ.nɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔnɛ
- Syllabification: Dio‧ne
Proper noun
Dione f (indeclinable)
See also
| 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
- Dione in PWN's encyclopedia
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English Dione, from Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dione m
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dione | Ddione | Nione | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
| Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | yr Haul | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia | |||||||