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Eridanus
E-rid′a-nus
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], the Greek name of the River Po.]
(Anat.)
A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar.
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Eridanus
Eridanus
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Eridanus
- (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
- (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
Anagrams
Finnish
Proper noun
Eridanus
Declension
| Inflection of Eridanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Eridanus | — | |
| genitive | Eridanuksen | — | |
| partitive | Eridanusta | — | |
| illative | Eridanukseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Eridanus | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Eridanus | — |
| gen. | Eridanuksen | ||
| genitive | Eridanuksen | — | |
| partitive | Eridanusta | — | |
| inessive | Eridanuksessa | — | |
| elative | Eridanuksesta | — | |
| illative | Eridanukseen | — | |
| adessive | Eridanuksella | — | |
| ablative | Eridanukselta | — | |
| allative | Eridanukselle | — | |
| essive | Eridanuksena | — | |
| translative | Eridanukseksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Eridanuksetta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós).
Proper noun
Ēridanus m (genitive Ēridanī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ēridanus |
| genitive | Ēridanī |
| dative | Ēridanō |
| accusative | Ēridanum |
| ablative | Ēridanō |
| vocative | Ēridane |
| locative | Ēridanī |
References
- Eridanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Eridanus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.