Galatea

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Galatēa, from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡæləˈtiːə/ Rhymes: -iːə === Proper noun === Galatea (Greek mythology) Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus. (Greek mythology) Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea. (Greek mythology) Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion. (astronomy) A moon of Neptune. (astronomy) 74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid. A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea. ==== Translations ==== === References === NZ Topo Map == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡa.ɫaˈteː.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡa.laˈtɛː.a] === Proper noun === Galatēa f sg (genitive Galatēae); first declension (Greek mythology) Galatea ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Galatea, galatea → Translingual: Galathea → Polish: Galatea → Turkish: Galatea == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Galatēa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.laˈtɛ.a/ Rhymes: -ɛa Syllabification: Ga‧la‧te‧a === Proper noun === Galatea f (Greek mythology) Galatea (woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus) (Greek mythology) Galatea (sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea) (Greek mythology) Galatea (name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion) Galatea (moon of Neptune) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Galatea in Polish dictionaries at PWN Galatea in PWN's encyclopedia == Turkish == === Proper noun === Galatea (Greek mythology) Galatea (astronomy) Galatea (moon of Neptune)