Neptunus

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Neptunus

/ˈnɛpt(j)uːnʊs/ UK
/-t͡ʃuː-/ UK
/-əs/ UK
/ˈnɛpˌt(j)unʊs/ US
/-əs/ US

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From Middle English Neptunus (“Roman god”), or from its etymon Latin Neptūnus (“Roman god”): see further at Neptune.

proper noun

Roman Synonym of Neptune (“the Roman god of earthquakes and the ocean”). Attendants of Neptunus are Glaucus, Palaemon, the god of harbors (v. 823), Nereus and his daughters (the Nereides), and Phorcus, brother of Nereus (v. 240, 822-826). Of the Nereides, Thetis, Doto, Galatea, and others are mentioned (v. 825, ix. 102); their mother, Doris, is referred to in iii. 74. Cy
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Neptunus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/neptunus

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@misc{neptunus_2026,
  title = {Neptunus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neptunus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}