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Dysnomia
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dysnomia
Translingual
Etymology
mul
Proper noun
1 f
mul obsolete genus family Unionidae synonym of Epioblasma genus, many called riffle shell s or combshell s
English
right|thumb|Eris and Dysnomia – annotated Hubble telescope image
Etymology
From en grc Δυσνομία lawlessness, from grc δύσνομος lawless.
Pronunciation
en /dɪsˈnəʊmiə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Dysnomia.wav US
Proper noun
en Greek mythology The daemon (minor deity) of lawlessness, listed by Hesiod among the daughters of Eris.
en astronomy The only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris.
Synonyms
astronomy (136199) Eris I Dysnomia, (136199) Eris I, Eris I Dysnomia, Eris I, 136199 Eris I Dysnomia, 136199 Eris I, S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1, en Gabrielle
Translations
moon of Eris
Armenian: hy Դիսնոմիա
Bulgarian: bg Дисно́мия f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 迪絲諾美亞 Dísīnuòměiyà
French: fr Dysnomie f
Georgian: ka დისნომია
Greek: el Δυσνομία f
Japanese: ja ディスノミア Disunomia
Korean: ko ^디스노미아
Marathi: mr डिस्नोमिया
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Dysnomia
Russian: ru Дисно́мия f
Ukrainian: uk Дизно́мія f
Welsh: cy Dysnomia m
Further reading
Dysnomia (moon)
Dysnomia (deity)
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Dysnomia (måne),Dysnomia (mytologi)
thumb|Eris and its moon Dysnomia, with Dysnomia's projected orbit superimposed.
Etymology
nb ine-pro *dus- *nem- distribute
nb, borrowed from nb grc Δυσνομία Dysnomia, personification of lawlessness, from nb grc δυσνομία lawlessness, bad government, from nb grc δύσνομος lawless, from nb grc δυσ- bad, ill- + nb grc νόμος usage, custom; law. The latter belongs to the family of nb grc νέμω to distribute, allot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European nb ine-pro *nem- distribute to distribute, while grc δυσ- continues Proto-Indo-European nb ine-pro *dus- bad.
The astronomical sense is named after the mythological Dysnomia, a daughter of nb Eris and the personification of lawlessness. Before receiving its official name in 2006, the moon had the provisional designation S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1 and was informally nicknamed Gabrielle, while Eris was informally called Xena. The name Dysnomia was also chosen as an allusion to Lucy Lawless, the actress who portrayed Xena.
Parallel international forms include da Dysnomia, sv Dysnomia, de Dysnomia, nl Dysnomia, fi Dysnomia, cy Dysnomia and en Dysnomia.
Pronunciation
nb /dʏsˈnuː.mi.a/
nb uːmi.a 4
nb Dys no mi a
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb astronomy Dysnomia; the only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris
nb Dysnomia går i bane rundt dvergplaneten Eris. Dysnomia orbits the dwarf planet Eris.
nb 26 November 2024 Maria Hammerstrøm Store norske leksikon Dysnomia Dysnomia, tidligere kalt Gabrielle, er dvergplaneten Eris' måne. Dysnomia, formerly called Gabrielle, is the dwarf planet Eris's moon.
nb Greek mythology Dysnomia; the female personification of lawlessness and bad government, a daughter of Eris and the counterpart of Eunomia, the personification of good order
nb Dysnomia personifiserte lovløshet i gresk mytologi. Dysnomia personified lawlessness in Greek mythology.
nb 16 December 2025 Kaare Aksnes and Maria Hammerstrøm Store norske leksikon Eris – dvergplanet Eris er gudinne for disharmoni og strid. Dysnomia er hennes datter, og er ånden for lovløshet. Eris is the goddess of disharmony and strife. Dysnomia is her daughter and is the spirit of lawlessness.
See also
References
“Dysnomia”, Store norske leksikon
nb Moons Greek deities
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /dɨ̞sˈnɔmja/ cy-N
cy /dɪsˈnɔmja/ cy-S
Proper noun
m
cy Greek mythology en Dysnomia Daughter of Eris
cy astronomy en Dysnomia a moon of Eris
See also
Mutation