Demeter

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/ (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/ === Proper noun === Demeter (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone. Coordinate term: (Roman counterpart) Ceres (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid. ==== Translations ==== === See also === (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus === Further reading === Demeter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Demeter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Demeter”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. "Demeter" in Charles Harrington Elster's Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, p. 137. === Anagrams === metered == Czech == === Alternative forms === Démétér === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr] === Proper noun === Demeter f (relational adjective Demeteřin) (Greek mythology) Demeter (Greek goddess) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Demeter”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr). === Proper noun === Demeter (Greek mythology) Demeter == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr] Hyphenation: De‧me‧ter Rhymes: -ɛr === Proper noun === Demeter a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius ==== Declension ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈmeː.teːr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈmɛː.ter] === Noun === Dēmētēr f Demeter ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== See also ==== Persephone Proserpina Posidon == Polish == === Alternative forms === Demetra === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Demeter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛˈmɛ.tɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛtɛr Syllabification: De‧me‧ter === Proper noun === Demeter f (indeclinable) (Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone) (astronomy) 1108 Demeter (main belt asteroid) === Further reading === “Demeter”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) Demeter in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hungarian Demeter. === Proper noun === Demeter m (genitive/dative lui Demeter) a surname from Hungarian === References === Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[2], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică == Slovak == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /demeter/, [ˈdemeter] Rhymes: -eter Hyphenation: De‧me‧ter === Proper noun === Demeter m pers (diminutive Demko or Dimko or Miťko) a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Demeter m pers a surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Demeter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr). === Proper noun === Demeter c (genitive Demeters) (Greek mythology) Demeter === See also === (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr) === Proper noun === Demeter (Greek mythology) Demeter