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rhea¹
- /ˈɹiːə/
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa, “the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology”).
noun rheas
- A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
rhea²
Where it comes from
From Assamese ৰিহা (riha, “rihā”).
noun
- Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant.
Rhea³
- /ˈɹiː.ə/ US, UK
- /ˈɹɪə/ Australia
- /ˈɹeɪ.ə/ US, UK
- /ˈɹæɪ.ə/ Australia
Sounds like rhea, (Australia) rear · Rhymes with -iːə, -eɪə
Where it comes from
Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Latin Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa). The origin of the Ancient Greek name is disputed. Suggested explanations connect it with ἔρα (éra, “ground, earth”) or ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, stream”), while a Pre-Greek or Minoan origin has also been proposed.
The moon of Saturn was discovered by Italian-French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1672. Its present name, after the mythological Rhea, was proposed by John Herschel in 1847 as part of his naming scheme for Saturn's moons. The asteroid 577 Rhea is likewise named after the mythological Rhea.
Compare German Rhea, Finnish Rhea, French Rhéa, Spanish Rea, Italian Rea and English Rhea.
proper noun
- A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
- One of the moons of Saturn, Saturn V.
- The main-belt asteroid 577 Rhea.
Rhea⁴
- /ɹeɪ/ US, UK
Sounds like Rae, Re, Rea, ray, Ray, Wray (pane–pain merger), re (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Variant of Rea.
proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nandu, pterocnemia pennata, rhea americana, ria, raya, cybele, greater rhea, lesser rhea, darwin's rhea, ostrich, common rhea, american rhea, american ostrich, grey rhea, phorusrhacid, ratite
Translations
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noun flightless bird
| Español | ñandú |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 레아 rea |
| 日本語 | レア rea |
| 中文 | 鶆䴈 /𱉵𬸩 lái'ǎo |
| Kiswahili | nandu |
| Português | ema, nhandu, nandu |
| Français | nandou |
| Deutsch | Nandu |
| Italiano | nandù |
| Română | nandu |
| Русский | нанду nandu |
name Greek goddess
| 한국어 | 레아 Rea |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | レア Rea |
| 中文 | 瑞亞 /瑞亚 Ruìyà, Ruìyǎ, 雷亞 /雷亚 Léiyà, Léiyǎ |
| Kiswahili | Rea |
| Português | Reia |
| Français | Rhéa |
| Ελληνικά | Ρέα Réa |
| Русский | Ре́я Réja |
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