Polyhymnia

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολυύμνια (Poluúmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒliˈhɪmniə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/, /ˌpɑlɪˈhɪmniə/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪmniə

Proper noun

Polyhymnia

(Greek mythology) The Muse of sacred music.
(astronomy) 33 Polyhymnia, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

(astronomy): 33 Polyhymnia, ㉝

Translations

muse of sacred music

Armenian: Պոլիհիմնիա (hy) (Polihimnia)
Bulgarian: Полихимния f (Polihimnija)
Danish: Polyhymnia
Georgian: პოლიჰიმნია (ṗolihimnia)
Greek:
Ancient: Πολυύμνια f (Poluúmnia), Πολύμνια f (Polúmnia)
Greenlandic: Polyhymnia
Hungarian: Polühümnia (hu)
Icelandic: Pólýhymnía f
Inuktitut: ᐳᓕᐦᐃᒻᓂᐊ (polihimnia)
Italian: Polinnia f
Portuguese: Polímnia f, Poliímnia f
Russian: Полиги́мния (ru) f (Poligímnija)

Asteroid

Bulgarian: Полихимния f (Polihimnija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 司瑟星 (Sīsèxīng)

See also

(Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Portuguese

Proper noun

Polyhymnia f

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Polímnia.