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Proserpina
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English
thumb|(26) Proserpina astronomical symbol, a pomegranate.
Etymology
en ine-pro *pers-
From en la Prōserpina from en grc Περσεφόνη by en metathesis perhaps first in en Magna Graecia via a en Sicilian en grc-dor Προσερπίνα or en grc-ion Προσερπίνη, possibly from en ine-pro *pers- *pers-o- sheaf of corn, grain, seed and ine-pro *gʷʰen- *gʷʰn̥-t- to strike, meaning 'grain-en thresher' or 'She-who-threshes-the-grain'.
Pronunciation
en /prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə/ RP
en /proʊˈsɝpɪnə/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Proserpina.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Roman god The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone.
en Proserpine
84 w:Hymn to Proserpine Thou art more than the Gods who number the days of our temporal breath; / For these give labour and slumber; but thou, Proserpina, death.
en astronomy 26 Proserpina, a main-belt asteroid.
en astrology A fictitious planet beyond Pluto.
Synonyms
astronomy 26 Proserpina, ㉖
astrology ⯘
Translations
Asteroid
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 冥后星
Anagrams
en aeinopprrs rosin paper
en Asteroids Gods
Italian
it:
Etymology
it ine-pro *pers-
From it la Prōserpina from it grc Περσεφόνη by en metathesis perhaps first in en Magna Graecia via a en Sicilian it grc-dor Προσερπίνα or it grc-ion Προσερπίνη, possibly from it ine-pro *pers- *pers-o- sheaf of corn, grain, seed and ine-pro *gʷʰen- *gʷʰn̥-t- to strike, meaning 'corn-en thresher'.
Proper noun
f
it Roman mythology en Proserpina or Proserpine
Latin
la:
Etymology
la ine-pro *pers-
From a form of la grc Περσεφόνη by en metathesis perhaps first in en Magna Graecia via a en Sicilian la grc-dor Προσερπίνα or la grc-ion Προσερπίνη, possibly from la ine-pro *pers- *pers-o- sheaf of corn, grain, seed and ine-pro *gʷʰen- *gʷʰn̥-t- to strike, meaning 'corn-en thresher'.
Pronunciation
Prō̆serpina 1 1 1
Proper noun
Prōserpina<1> Prōserpina Proserpina Prōserpinae/Proserpinae
la Roman goddess Proserpina or Proserpine, daughter of Ceres and Jupiter; wife of Pluto, who seized her as she was gathering flowers in Sicily, and carried her to Hades to be queen of the Underworld; equivalent to Greek Persephone, goddess of the seasons and spring vegetation; conflated with earlier Italic Roman deity Libera
la Dēōīs Greek counterpart Persephonē Old Italic counterpart Lībera
la poetic the Underworld
Declension
Prō̆serpina<1>
Descendants
el Προσερπίνα 1
ar بروسربينا 1
eu Proserpina 1
be Празерпіна 1
ca Prosèrpina
co Pruserpina
da Proserpina 1
nl Proserpina 1
en Proserpina 1
et Proserpina 1
fi Proserpina 1
fr Proserpine
en Proserpine 1 1
de Proserpina 1
gl Prosérpina
he פרוסרפינה 1
hu Proserpina 1
is Próserpína 1
it Proserpina
lt Prozerpina 1
lv Proserpina 1
no Proserpina 1
oc Proserpina
ro Proserpina
pms Proserpin-a
pl Prozerpina 1
pt Prosérpina
ru Прозерпи́на 1
sh Prozerpina 1, sh Прозерпина Cyrl 1
sc Pruserpina, sc Pruserpina 1
scn Prusèrpina, scn Prusirpina 1
es Proserpina
sv Proserpina 1
mul Proserpinus genus 1
uk Прозерпі́на 1
Further reading
1262
2072
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es Proserpina, from tl la Prōserpina, from tl grc Περσεφόνη by metathesis.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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tl Roman god en Proserpina
tl female Spanish < Latin
Further reading