Nix

nix *nix English + (moon) Etymology 1 Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night. Pronunciation en /nɪks/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nix.wav US Proper noun en astronomy One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.) Synonyms astronomy en Pluto III, S/2005 P 2, S/2005 P 2 (Nix), (134340) Pluto III, (134340) Pluto III Nix, Pluto III (Nix) Derived terms en Nictian Translations one of Pluto's moons Albanian: sq Nix Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 冥衛二 Míngwèi'èr Czech: cs Nix m-in Japanese: ja ニクス Nikusu Korean: ko ^닉스 Marathi: mr निक्स See also Etymology 2 + (surname) From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s. Proper noun en patronymics. Etymology 3 en Phoenix. Proper noun the Nix en soccer Wellington Phoenix FC (a football club based in Wellington, New Zealand competing in the Australian A-League) Anagrams en inx Xin en Pluto en eponyms en Greek mythology Moons of Pluto Wellington, New Zealand Czech cs:+ Etymology cs en Nix, after en Nyx Greek goddess of night, from cs grc Νύξ. Pronunciation Nyx cs ɪks 1 cs Nyx Noun m-in cs Q102694 cs astronomy en Nix, a moon of Pluto since 2006 cs Pavel Gabzdyl Měsíční prohlídka: měsíce Pluta astro.cz http://www.astro.cz/clanky/slunecni-soustava/mesicni-prohlidka-mesice-pluta.html?tag=Pluto%20a%20Charon https://web.archive.org/web/20180302104103/http://www.astro.cz/clanky/slunecni-soustava/mesicni-prohlidka-mesice-pluta.html?tag=Pluto%20a%20Charon 2018-03-02 Česká astronomická společnost 2015-07-08 2018-03-02 V červnu roku 2005 byly pomocí Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu objeveny hned další dva Plutovy satelity. Ten bližší má průměr 23 až 68 km a dostal jméno Nix podle řecké bohyně tmy a noci Nyx. Two more satellites of Pluto were discovered with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2005. The nearer one is between 23 and 68 km in diameter and was called Nix after the Greek goddes of darkness and night Nyx. Declension m.sg Related terms cs Nyx See also cs eponyms cs Moons of Pluto German Etymology From de gmh niches, gmh nickes, from de goh nihhus, goh nichus, from de gem-pro *nikwus, gem-pro *nikwis, from de ine-pro *nigʷ-ō-s, from de ine-pro *neygʷ- wash. Cognate with ang nicor. Pronunciation de /nɪks/ de De-Nix.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m e nix water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them de Nöck Wassermann Usage notes the feminine de Nixe is far more known. Declension m Further reading Nixe de de Mythology Portuguese Alternative forms pt Nyx Etymology pt :lbor la:Nyx<ety:uder<grc:Νύξ>> 2 1 Pronunciation Proper noun f pt Greek god Nyx the primordial goddess of night pt astronomy en Nix moon of Pluto pt Moons of Pluto Spanish es: Etymology es :der la:Nyx<ety:uder<grc:Νύξ>> 2 1 Pronunciation Proper noun f es Greek god Nyx es Personifications Turkish tr:+ (uydu) Proper noun tr astronomy en Nix tr Moons of Pluto