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Neptune¹
- /ˈnɛptjuːn/ UK
- /ˈnɛpt͡ʃuːn/ UK
- /ˈnɛpˌt(j)un/ US
- /ˈnept͡ʃʉːn/ New Zealand
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Where it comes from
The proper noun is derived from Middle English Neptune, Neptunus (“Roman god”), from Old English Neptune (“Roman god”), borrowed from Latin Neptūnus (“Roman god”), probably from Proto-Italic *neptūnos. The further etymology is uncertain; the following derivations have been suggested:
* From Proto-Indo-European *neptu- (“moist substance”), possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud; mist, moisture”), from *nebʰ- (“to become cloudy; to become damp”).
* From Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“descendant; grandson; (possibly) nephew”), in the sense of a descendant of water.
* From Latin Nepe, Nepet, Nepete (now the town of Nepi in Viterbo, Italy), known for its mineral springs and in a district where a cult of Neptune (and his Etruscan counterpart 𐌍𐌄𐌈𐌖𐌍𐌔 (neθuns, “Nethuns”)) existed, from Etruscan 𐌍𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌄 (nepete), possibly from a pre-Indo-European word meaning “damp, wide valley; plain” and related to Ancient Greek νᾰ́πη (nắpē, “dell, glen, woodland vale; chasm”).
Proper noun sense 2.2 (“eighth and furthest-known planet in the Solar System”) is a semantic loan from French Neptune, coined by the French astronomer and mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (1811–1877), who predicted the existence and position of the planet through mathematical calculations.
The noun is derived from the proper noun.
cognates
* Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos)
* Sanskrit नभस् (nabhas)
proper noun
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The Roman god of earthquakes and the ocean, the counterpart of Poseidon in Greek mythology.
But to returne to Theſeus, […] Pitheus alſo had geuen it out abroade, that he vvas begotten of Neptune, becauſe the Troezenians haue this god in great veneration, and doe vvorſhippe him as patron and protector of their cittie, making offerings to him of their firſt fruites: and they haue for the mar
Similar: Neptunus
- A personification of the ocean.
- The eighth and furthest planet in the Solar System in terms of average distance from the Sun; an ice giant, by size it is the fourth largest planet. At a meeting of the French Academy of Science, M. Leverrier [Urbain Le Verrier] presented a fifth and final memoir on the new planet, which M. [François] Arago proposes to be called Neptune.
- A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Ithaca, Richland County, Wisconsin.
noun Neptunes
- A sailor acting as Neptune (proper noun sense 1), the Roman god of the ocean, during a ceremony on board a ship when it is crossing the equator.
neptune²
- /ˈnɛptjuːn/ UK
- /ˈnɛpt͡ʃuːn/ UK
- /ˈnɛpˌt(j)un/ US
- /ˈnept͡ʃʉːn/ New Zealand
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noun neptunes
- A brass or copper pan used to evaporate salt water to obtain salt.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saturn, uranus, northwind, poseidon, sea, ocean, marine, maritime, aquatic, pelagic, deep, briny, watery, saltwater, earthshaker, sea-king
Translations
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name Roman god of earthquakes and the ocean
| Español | Neptuno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 넵튠 neptyun |
| 日本語 | ネプチューン nepuchūn, ネプトゥヌス neputunusu |
| 中文 | 涅普頓 /涅普顿 Nièpǔdùn, 尼普頓 /尼普顿 Nípǔdùn |
| Kiswahili | Neptuni |
| Português | Netuno |
| Français | Neptune |
| Deutsch | Neptun |
| Italiano | Nettuno |
| Română | Neptun |
| Русский | Непту́н Neptún |
name personification of the ocean
| Français | Neptune |
|---|
name eighth planet of the Solar System
| Español | Neptuno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해왕성 haewangseong |
| 日本語 | ネプチューン Nepuchūn, ネプトゥーン 海王星 Neputūn |
| 中文 | 海王星 Hǎiwángxīng |
| हिन्दी | नेप्च्युन nepcyun, वरुण varuṇ |
| Kiswahili | Neptuni, Kausi |
| Português | Netuno |
| Français | Neptune |
| Deutsch | Neptun |
| Italiano | Nettuno |
| Ελληνικά | Ποσειδώνας Poseidónas |
| Română | Neptun |
| Русский | Непту́н Neptún |
| Tiếng Việt | sao Hải Vương, Sao Hải Vương |
| العربية | نِبْتُون niptūn |
| עברית | נפטון néptun, רהב raháv |
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