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Midas
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midas
English
Etymology
en :lbor la:Midās 1
en la Midās, from en grc Μίδᾱς, from en xpg midas.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ RP,GA
Proper noun
en Greek mythology A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold. en Gold
Derived terms
en Midas touch
en Midas-like
en Midasian
en Midan
Translations
Greek mythology
Bulgarian: bg Ми́дас m
Catalan: ca Mides m
French: fr Midas m
German: de Midas m
Greek: el Μίδας m
Ancient Greek: grc Μίδᾱς m
Inuktitut: iu ᒦᑕᔅ
Polish: pl Midas m
Portuguese: pt Midas m
Russian: ru Мида́с m
Spanish: es Midas
Telugu: te Midas
Noun
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
Translations
champagne bottle of 30 litres
Bulgarian: bg Ми́дас m
Polish: pl Midas m
See also
en double-edged sword
Anagrams
en adims diams maids
en Wine bottles
German
de:
Proper noun
de proper noun m
Midas
de Greek mythology
Latin
Alternative forms
la Mida
Etymology
la Midās :bor grc:Μίδᾱς 2 1
Pronunciation
Mĭdās
Proper noun
Midās<1> Midae m
la Greek mythology en Midas king of Phrygia who was gifted the ability to turn everything he touched to gold.
Declension
Midās<1> Midae
Descendants
en Midas 1
pl Midas 1
References
Mĭdas Midas
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl la Midās, from pl grc Μίδᾱς, from pl xpg Μιδας.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
pl Greek mythology en Midas king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl adjective midasowy
Further reading
pl Mythological figures
Portuguese
pt:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
pt Greek mythology en Midas king with the power to turn things into gold
Derived terms
pt toque de Midas
pt Gold