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Saturn¹

  • /ˈsæt.ɚn/ US
  • /ˈsæt.ən/ UK

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)n

Where it comes from

From Old English Sætern, from Latin Sāturnus, probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre), plausibly influenced by Latin satus, past participle of serere (“to sow”).

proper noun

  1. The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.
  2. Roman The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Cronos.

    Similar: ♄

  3. A former brand of car by GM (1985–2010). Saturn promised us no-haggle purchasing and no-dent body panels.

noun

  1. rare, uncountable Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets. 12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the Kin
  2. obsolete, uncountable Lead (the metal). Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, because it was inflammable
  3. uncountable A car of the former Saturn brand by GM. Remember that guy who worked in the warehouse who used to drive that blue Saturn? That guy was the best. I wonder where he is now?

saturn²

Where it comes from

From Saturn.

noun saturns

  1. The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: neptune, venus, jupiter, uranus, pluto, apollo, malefic, kronos, cronus, sani, shani, kronus, cronos, ninurta, satre, kayvan

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name planet

EspañolSaturno
한국어토성 Toseong
日本語土星 Dosei, サターン Satān
中文土星 Tǔxīng
हिन्दीशनि śani
KiswahiliSarateni, Zohali
PortuguêsSaturno
FrançaisSaturne
DeutschSaturn
ItalianoSaturno
ΕλληνικάΚρόνος Krónos
RomânăSaturn
РусскийСату́рн Satúrn
Tiếng Việtsao Thổ
العربيةزُحَل zuḥal
עבריתשַׁבְּתַאי Shabtáy, כִּיּוּן Kiyyún

name god

EspañolSaturno
한국어사투르누스 Satureunuseu
日本語サートゥルヌス Sāturunusu
中文薩圖爾努斯 /萨图尔努斯 Sàtú'ěrnǔsī, 撒頓努斯 /撒顿努斯 Sādùnnǔsī, 薩圖恩努斯 /萨图恩努斯 Sàtú'ēnnǔsī
KiswahiliSarateni
PortuguêsSaturno
FrançaisSaturne
DeutschSaturn
ItalianoSaturno
ΕλληνικάΚρόνος Krónos
RomânăSaturn
РусскийСату́рн Satúrn
العربيةسَاتُورْن saturn

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"saturn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saturn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"saturn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saturn.

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@misc{saturn_2026,
  title = {saturn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saturn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}