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Pollux
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pollux
English
+ (mythology)+ (star)
Etymology
From en la Pollūx, from en grc Πολυδεύκης.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɒləks/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pollux.wav Southern England
en /ˈpɑləks/ GA
en Pol lux
Proper noun
en Greek god One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
en star A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.
Derived terms
en pollucite polluxite
Translations
Dioscuri
Bulgarian: bg Полукс m, bg Полидевк m
Catalan: ca Pòl·lux m
French: fr Pollux m
German: de Pollux m
Greek: el Πολυδεύκης m
Irish: ga Pollacs m
Italian: it Polluce m
Polish: pl Polluks m-pr, pl Polideukes m-pr
Portuguese: pt Pólux m
Russian: ru Полиде́вк m Polidɛ́vk, ru Поллу́кс m
Star
Bulgarian: bg Полукс m
Catalan: ca Pòl·lux m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 北河三 bak1 ho4 saam1
Mandarin: cmn 北河三 Běihésān
Dutch: nl Pollux m
French: fr Pollux m
German: de Pollux
Greek: el Πολυδεύκης m
Irish: ga Pollacs m, ga Pollux m
Māori: mi Whakaahu kerekere
Polish: pl Polluks m-an
Portuguese: pt Pólux
Russian: ru Поллу́кс m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Gràdhag na Caiginn f
ǃXóõ: nmn ǀnṵ́e lào tshôe
See also
en Castor
French
Pronunciation
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fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Pollux.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Greek god en Pollux
fr star en Pollux
German
de:
de:Pollux (Stern)
Etymology
de la Pollux.
Pronunciation
de [ˈpɔlʊks]
de Pol lux
Proper noun
m,-
de Greek mythology en Pollux
de star en Pollux
Declension
m.sg
Hypernyms
de Stern
Holonyms
de Zwillinge
de Sternenhimmel
Latin
Alternative forms
la Pollūcēs acl
la Polōcēs Old Latin Praenestine
Etymology
la Pollūx :bor grc:Πολυδεύκης + 1 Compare ett 𐌐𐌖𐌋𐌕𐌖𐌊𐌄. la Polydeucēs.
Pronunciation
Pollūx
Proper noun
Pollūx<3> m
Pollux, one of the Dioscuri
la Castor
Declension
Pollūx<3>
References