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Icarus
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English
Etymology
From en la Īcarus, from en grc Ἴκαρος.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɪkəɹəs/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Icarus.wav US
Proper noun
en Greek mythology A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.
Related terms
en Icaria
en Icarian
Translations
Arabic: ar إيكَرُس m, ar إيكَارُوس m
Catalan: ca Ícar m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 伊卡洛斯
Danish: da Ikaros
Dutch: nl Icarus m
Estonian: et Ikaros
French: fr Icare m
German: de Ikarus m, de Ikaros m
Greek: el Ίκαρος m
Hebrew: he איקארוס Ikarus
Italian: it Icaro m
Japanese: ja イカロス Ikarosu
Latin: la Icarus m
Marathi: mr इकारस m, mr इकारोस m
Polish: pl Ikar m
Portuguese: pt Ícaro m
Romanian: ro Icar m
Russian: ru Икар m
Spanish: es Ícaro m
Swedish: sv Ikaros m
Ukrainian: uk Іка́р m
Further reading
Anagrams
en acirsu cauris curias
en Mythological figures
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from nl la Īcarus, from nl grc Ἴκαρος.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈi.kaː.rʏs/
nl Ica rus
Proper noun
m
nl Greek mythology Mythological figures en Icarus Greek mythological figure whose wings disintegrated, drowned in the Aegean
Derived terms
nl icarusblauwtje
Latin
la:
Etymology
la Īcarus :bor grc:Ἴκαρος + 1
Pronunciation
Īcarus
Proper noun
Īcarus<2>
Icarus
Declension
Īcarus<2>
Derived terms
la Īcaria
la Īcariotēs
la Īcarius
References