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Andromeda
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andromeda Androméda Andrómeda Andrômeda
Translingual
thumb|A comparison of the mythological Andromeda to a small plant (Andromeda polifolia species) from which its name would be derived, by Carl Linnaeus, 1732.
Etymology
Borrowed from mul la Andromeda, borrowed from mul grc Ἀνδρομέδα ruler of men.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Ericaceae bog rosemary
mul dated genus family Ericaceae mul Pieris; certain shrubs: andromedas or fetterbushes.
Hypernyms
genus in Ericaceae ; Vaccinioideae subfamily subfamily; Andromedeae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus in Ericaceae Andromeda polifolia species type species; Andromeda glaucophylla species other species
References
Andromeda polifolia 1
Pieris (plant) Pieris (plant)
1
Pieris (Ericaceae) Pieris (Ericaceae)
1
ANDRO
mul Heather family plants
English
thumb|Andromeda Chained to the Rock by the Nereids, by Théodore Chassériau, 1840.
thumb|Map of the Andromeda constellation.
thumb|The Andromeda galaxy in en infrared light.
Etymology
Borrowed from en la Andromeda, itself a borrowing from en grc Ἀνδρομέδα, grc Ἀνδρομέδη.
en
Pronunciation
en /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/ RP
en /ænˈdɹɑmɪdə/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-Andromeda.wav US
ăn-drŏm′ĕ-də
Proper noun
en Greek mythology The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
en constellation A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
en Q2469en galaxy The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.
en 2018-07-23 Hannah Devlin Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/23/discovered-milky-way-long-lost-galactic-sibling The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.
en 2008 Roger Reid Space novel Montgomery, AL Junebug Books 41 https://books.google.com/books?id=QcBoBLa7K9EC&dq=Andromeda&pg=PA41 Andromeda is a large, spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. It's between two and three million light years away. On a clear night in a dark place, you can see Andromeda with the naked eye.
en
Meronyms
constellation en Adhil, en Almach, en Alpheratz, en Mirach, en Nembus, en Titawin, en Veritate
Derived terms
constellation mul And abbreviated form, mul Andromedae Latin genitive form, en Andromedid, en Milkdromeda, en Milkomeda
Translations
mythical daughter of Cepheus
Bulgarian: bg Андроме́да f
Catalan: ca Andròmeda
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安德羅墨達 Āndéluómòdá, cmn 安德洛墨達 Āndéluòmòdá, cmn 安朵美達 Ānduǒměidá, cmn 安德洛美達 Āndéluòměidá
Danish: da Andromeda
Dutch: nl Andromeda f
Esperanto: eo Andromedo
French: fr Andromède f
Georgian: ka ანდრომედა
German: de Andromeda
Greek: el Ανδρομέδα f
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀνδρομέδα f
Greenlandic: kl Andromeda
Hungarian: hu Androméda
Inuktitut: iu ᐊᓐᑦᕉᒥᑕ
Irish: ga Andraiméide f
Japanese: ja アンドロメダー Andoromedā, ja アンドロメデー Andoromedē
Korean: ko ^안드로메다
Latin: la Andromeda f, la Andromedē f
Norwegian: no Andromeda
Polish: pl Andromeda f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: pt Andrômeda f
European Portuguese: pt Andrómeda f
Romanian: ro Andromeda
Russian: ru Андроме́да f
Spanish: es Andrómeda
constellation
Arabic: ar المَرْأَة المُسَلْسَلَة f, ar المَرْأَة الَّتِي لَمْ تَرَ بَعْلًا f, ar الأَرْمَلَة f
Bulgarian: bg Андроме́да f
Catalan: ca Andròmeda
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 仙女座 sin1 neoi5 zo6
Mandarin: cmn 仙女座 Xiānnǚzuò
Dutch: nl Andromeda f
Esperanto: eo Andromedo
Finnish: fi Andromeda
French: fr Andromède
Georgian: ka ანდრომედა
German: de Andromeda
Greek: el Ανδρομέδα f
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀνδρομέδα f
Hindi: hi देवयानी तारामंडल m
Hungarian: hu Androméda
Irish: ga Andraiméide f
Japanese: ja アンドロメダ座 Andoromeda-za
Kazakh: kk Андромеда
Korean: ko ^안드로메다자리
Malay: ms Andromeda, ms Puteri Teratai
Norwegian: no Andromeda
Polish: pl Andromeda f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: pt Andrômeda f
European Portuguese: pt Andrómeda f
Romanian: ro Andromeda
Russian: ru Андроме́да f
Spanish: es Andrómeda
Turkish: tr Andromeda
spiral galaxy
Bulgarian: bg Андроме́да f
Catalan: ca Andròmeda
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 仙女座
Dutch: nl Andromeda f
Esperanto: eo Andromedo, eo Andromeda galaksio
Hindi: hi देवयानी मंदाकिनी f
Irish: ga Réaltra Andraiméide f, ga Bís Andraiméide f
Norwegian: no Andromeda
Polish: pl Andromeda f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: pt Andrômeda f
European Portuguese: pt Andrómeda f
Spanish: es Andrómeda
Swahili: sw Andromeda cn cn
See also
en Local Group
Further reading
Andromeda (constellation)
Andromeda Galaxy
en eponyms
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
Borrowed from nl la Andromeda, from nl grc Ἀνδρομέδα.
Pronunciation
nl /ɑnˈdroː.meː.daː/
nl Nl-Andromeda.ogg
nl An dro me da
Proper noun
f
nl constellation en Andromeda
nl Greek mythology en Andromeda
Derived terms
nl Andromedanevel
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi la Andromeda, from fi grc Ἀνδρομέδα.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Greek mythology Andromeda
fi constellation Andromeda constellation
fi astronomy Andromeda galaxy
Declension
sg Andromed a
Italian
it:
Etymology
From it grc Ἀνδρομέδη.
Proper noun
m
it Greek mythology en Andromeda
Anagrams
it aaddemnor domandare domanderà
Latin
la:
thumb|Perseus and Andromeda, fresco, 1st century .
Alternative forms
la Andromedē
Etymology
la Andromeda :bor grc:Ἀνδρομέδα + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Andromeda<1>
la Greek mythology Andromeda a daughter of Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia
la New Latin astronomy the constellation Andromeda
la Mulier Catēnāta
la New Latin astronomy the Andromeda Galaxy
Declension
Andromeda<1>
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
Andrômeda // Andrómeda 11 43
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Andròmeda
sh An dro me da
Proper noun
Andròmeda f
sh Greek mythology en Andromeda
sh constellation The constellation en Andromeda.
sh astronomy The en Andromeda.