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Orion
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Orión Órion Ōrīōn
English
thumb|The constellation Orion, with position of Betelgeuse.
Etymology
From en enm Orioun, from en la Ōrīōn, from en grc Ὠρίων, speculatively from en akk 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 Uru-anna heaven's light, though without any firm evidence.
Pronunciation
en /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/ /əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ UK
en /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ /oʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Orion.wav Southern England
en O'Ryan
en aɪən 3
Proper noun
s
en Greek mythology A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
en constellation A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 125 Orion is the most brilliant of all the constellations, and when he comes to the meridian he is accompanied by several adjacent constellations of great splendour.
en.
en male Ancient Greek of modern usage.
en 1980 w:Wright Morris Plains Song, for Female Voices Harper&Row 0060130474 113 In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it.
en female.
Place names:
en locality in the lgarea/Central Highlands s/Queensland c/Australia.
en hamlet mundist/County of Forty Mile No. 8 p/Alberta c/Canada.
en commune dept/Pyrénées-Atlantiques r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine c/France.
en mun p/Bataan c/Philippines. +, Bataan
meronyms III Bataan Orion
III Bataan
en unincorporated community co/Pike County s/Alabama c/USA, also known as Prospect Ridge.
en ghost town co/Kings County s/California c/USA.
en village co/Henry County s/Illinois c/USA.
en town co/Richland County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Synonyms
constellation the Hunter, ensifer
Derived terms
en Orionid Orionis Orion Arm Orion drive Orion Nebula Orion's Belt Orion's Sword Sword of Orion
Translations
in mythology
Bulgarian: bg Орион m
Catalan: ca Orió
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 俄里翁 Élǐwēng
Esperanto: eo Oriono
French: fr Orion
German: de Orion
Greek: el Ωρίων m
Ancient Greek: grc Ὠρίων m
Hindi: hi ओरायन m
Inuktitut: iu ᐅᕇᐅᓐ
Irish: ga Oiríon m
Italian: it Orione
Japanese: ja オーリーオーン Ōrīōn
Latvian: lv Orions m
Marathi: mr ओरायन
Polish: pl Orion m
Portuguese: pt Orion
Russian: ru Орио́н
Sicilian: scn Uriuni m
Spanish: es Orión
Tagalog: tl Oryon
constellation
Arabic: ar الجَبَار
Bengali: bn কালপুরুষ
Bulgarian: bg Орион m
Catalan: ca Orió
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 獵戶座 lip6 wu6 zo6, yue 參 sam1, yue 參宿 sam1 sau3
Mandarin: cmn 獵戶座 Lièhùzuò, cmn 參 Shēn, cmn 參宿 Shēnxiù
Esperanto: eo Oriono
Finnish: fi Orion, fi Väinämöisen Viikate, fi kalevanmiekka
French: fr Orion
German: de Orion
Greek: el Ωρίων m
Ancient Greek: grc Ὠρίων m
Hebrew: he כְּסִיל m ksil
Hindi: hi कालपुरुष तारामंडल m, hi मृग तारामंडल m
Hopi: hop Hotomqam
Irish: ga Bodach m an Bodach, ga Oiríon m
Italian: it Orion, it Orione
Japanese: ja オリオン座 Orion-za
Kazakh: kk Орион
Khmer: km យាមនង្គ័ល
Korean: ko ^오리온자리
Latin: la Orion, la ensifer
Latvian: lv Orions m
Malay: ms bintang belantik, ms bintang beluku, ms bintang tiga beradik, ms jabar, ms Orion
Maltese: mt il-Ġgant m
Melanau:
Central Melanau: mel belatiek
Old English: ang eoforþring n
Persian: fa شکارچی šekârči, fa بزرگمنش bozorg-maneš, fa جبار jabbâr
Polish: pl Orion m
Portuguese: pt Orion
Russian: ru Орио́н
Scottish Gaelic: gd Sealgair Mòr an Sealgair Mòr
Sicilian: scn Uriuni m
Spanish: es Orión
Tagalog: tl Mangangaso, tl Oryon, tl Balatik
Tonga (Malawi): tog chiuta 1a
Turkish: tr Orion, tr Avcı
Vietnamese: vi Lạp Hộ
See also
en Orion's Belt
en Orion Nebula
Orion (mythology)
Orion (constellation)
Anagrams
en inoor Noori
en unisex given names
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Orion.ogg
Proper noun
m
nl constellation en Orion
Synonyms
nl Jager
Derived terms
nl Orionnevel
Finnish
Etymology
fi grc Ὠρῑ́ων
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Greek mythology Orion
fi constellation Orion constellation
Declension
sg Orion a 0
Anagrams
fi inoor noori
German
de:
de:Orion (Sternbild)
Etymology
de la Orion
Pronunciation
de /oˈʁiːɔn/
de Ori on
de De-Orion.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de Greek mythology en Orion
de constellation en Orion constellation
Declension
m
Hypernyms
de Sternbild
Meronyms
de Oriongürtel
Derived terms
de Orioniden
Related terms
de Orionarm
de Orionnebel
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
オリオン
Latin
la:
Etymology
la Ōrīōn :der grc:Ὠρῑ́ων + 1
Pronunciation
Ōrīōn
Proper noun
Ōrīōn<3> m
la Greek mythology en Orion.
la constellation The constellation en Orion.
Declension
Ōrīōn<3>
Descendants
enm Orioun 1
en Orion
pt Orion 1
scn Uriuni 1
References
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Órion
pt Orionte
Proper noun
m
pt Greek mythology en Orion a giant-hunter
pt constellation en Orion a constellation
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Oryón
Etymology 1
From earlier tl Udyong, possibly from tl udyong.
Proper noun
Orión oryon
tl municipality p/Bataan c/Philippines
See also
tl Odiongan
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Orión oryon
tl Oryon