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Ganymede

  • /ˈɡænɪmiːd/

Where it comes from

From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.

proper noun

  1. Greek A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
  2. A moon of Jupiter.

noun Ganymedes

  1. A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
  2. A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.

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name in Greek mythology

EspañolGanimedes
한국어가니메데스 Ganimedeseu
日本語ガニュメーデース Ganyumēdēsu
中文伽倪墨得斯 Jiānímòdesī
PortuguêsGanímedes, Ganimedes
FrançaisGanymède
DeutschGanymed
ΕλληνικάΓανυμήδης Ganymídis
РусскийГаниме́д Ganiméd
العربيةغَانِيمَادَس ḡanimādas

name satellite of Jupiter

EspañolGanimedes
한국어가니메데 Ganimede
日本語ガニメデ Ganimede
中文木衛三 /木卫三 Mùwèisān, 甘尼米德 Gānnímǐdé
PortuguêsGanímedes, Ganimedes
FrançaisGanymède
DeutschGanymed
ItalianoGanimede
ΕλληνικάΓανυμήδης Ganymídis
РусскийГаниме́д Ganiméd
العربيةجَانِيمِيد ganimīd

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@misc{ganymede_2026,
  title = {Ganymede},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ganymede},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}