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Mount Erebus
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English
thumb|Mount Erebus, Antarctica.
thumb|Mount Erebus, Canada.
Alternative forms
en Erebus ellipsis
Etymology
en mount Erebus. From en la Erebus Greek personification of darkness and en grc Ἔρεβος / ἔρεβος personification of darkness; darknessen eponyms, en ine-pro *h₁régʷos darkness, and en ine-pro *h₁regʷ- to be dark.
sense 1 en Q200564 1841 after his ship, the HMS Erebus.
sense 2 en Q94415393 1916 after the dark coloration of the mountain.
Pronunciation
ĕ′rĭ-bəsErebus, Mount 582 3
ĕr′ə-bəsEr·e·bus, Mount 233 2
en
Proper noun
Mount Erebus
en volcano island/Ross Island region/Ross Dependency continent/Antarctica; known for being the southernmost active volcano.
en mountain province/Alberta c/Canada.
Translations
volcano in Antarctica
Arabic: ar جَبَل إِرِيبَاص m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃里伯斯火山 Āilǐbósī huǒshān
French: fr mont Erebus m
German: de Mount Erebus m
Korean: ko 에러버스산 Ereobeoseu-san
Russian: ru Э́ребус m
Spanish: es monte Erebus m
Turkish: tr Erebus Dağı
Ukrainian: uk Ере́бус m
See also
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus (Canada)
References
en Places in Antarctica