Ceres

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪəɹiːz/ Hyphenation: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter. (astronomy) An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011). A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia. ==== Synonyms ==== (astronomy, astrology): ⚳ ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (most likely dwarf planets of the Solar System) Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna (mythology): Ceres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (astronomy): Ceres (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === Ceres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === crese, scree, Crees == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch Ceres. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres (astronomy) Ceres (Roman mythology) Ceres == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Cerēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛrɛs] Rhymes: -ɛrɛs Hyphenation: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres f (relational adjective Cereřin) (Roman mythology) Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter ==== Declension ==== when feminine: when masculine inanimate (dwarf planet): === Proper noun === Ceres f or m inan (astronomy) Ceres, a dwarf planet orbiting between Mars and Jupiter ==== Usage notes ==== Both the name of the goddess and the celestial body are traditionally feminine, but in modern usage the latter one is sometimes also treated as indeclinable or inflected as masculine inanimate. ==== Declension ==== when feminine: when masculine: === See also === === Further reading === “Přidej špetku juna”, in Naše řeč [Our Language] (in Czech), vol. 56 (1973), no. 5 == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Ceres in 1913. Borrowed from Latin Cerēs. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres n a neighbourhood of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: Ceres === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Ceres”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[3] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Cerēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeres/, [ˈk̟e̞re̞s̠] Rhymes: -eres Syllabification(key): Ce‧res Hyphenation(key): Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres (astronomy) Ceres ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *Kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs, from *ḱer- (“to grow”). Cognate with creō, crēscō, Faliscan 𐌂𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌔 (ceres, “Ceres”) and Oscan Kerrí (dat. sg.). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ.reːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.res] === Proper noun === Cerēs f sg (genitive Cereris); third declension (Roman mythology) Ceres (goddess of agriculture) (New Latin, astronomy) Ceres (dwarf planet) (figuratively) food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc. ==== Declension ==== Very rarely found in the plural (cf. sacerdōs Cerērum found in one inscription, referring to Proserpina). The Old Latin form Cererus shows the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is. This unique ending is poorly attested and largely exclusive to religious or legal documents. Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== cereālis Cereālis ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: Ceres → Dutch: CeresAfrikaans: Ceres → English: Ceres → Finnish: Ceres → Italian: Cerere → Polish: Ceres → Portuguese: Ceres → Sicilian: Cèriri → Spanish: Ceres → Swahili: Ceres → Thai: ซีรีส (sii-ríis) === References === “Ceres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Ceres”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "Ceres", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “Ceres”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Ceres”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “Ceres”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray Coleman, Robert (1990), “Dialectal Variation in Republican Latin, with Special Reference to Praenestine”, in Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society‎[4], number 36 (216) (quotation in English; overall work in English), →ISSN, page 8 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.rɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛrɛs Syllabification: Ce‧res Homophone: ceres === Proper noun === Ceres f (indeclinable) (Roman mythology) Ceres (Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility) Ceres (dwarf planet) === See also === === Further reading === “Ceres”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Cerēs. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres f (Roman mythology) Ceres (goddess of agriculture) === Proper noun === Ceres m (astronomy) Ceres (dwarf planet in the Solar System) ==== Related terms ==== cereal === See also === Deméter == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθeɾes/ [ˈθe.ɾes] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈseɾes/ [ˈse.ɾes] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾes Syllabification: Ce‧res === Proper noun === Ceres f (Roman mythology) the Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter === Proper noun === Ceres m (astronomy) Ceres (dwarf planet) == Swahili == === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾɛs/ === Proper noun === Ceres Ceres (planet) === See also === == Turkish == === Etymology === From Latin Cerēs. === Proper noun === Ceres (Roman mythology) Ceres (Roman goddess) (astronomy) Ceres (dwarf planet) === See also === == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛrɛs/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkeːrɛs/, /ˈkɛrɛs/ Rhymes: -eːrɛs === Proper noun === Ceres m (Roman mythology) Ceres (astronomy) Ceres === See also === === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Ceres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies