Neptune

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Neptune, Neptunus, a borrowing from Latin Neptūnus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰ-tu-s (“damp, cloudy”) (source of Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), etc.), with the sense of "wet, moist." Puhvel, however, connects it with Proto-Italic *nepōts from Proto-Indo-European *népōts by analogy to Portūnus, cognate with Vedic Apām Napāt and Avestan Apąm Napāt, Child (cf: neve, nephew) of the Water as part of an Indo-European 'Fire in the Water' myth. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɛptjuːn/, /ˈnɛptʃuːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɛptuːn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈneptʃʉːn/ enPR: nĕp′to͞on′, nĕp′tyo͞on′ Hyphenation: Nep‧tune === Proper noun === Neptune (astronomy) The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆. [from 1846] (Roman mythology) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes, equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology. Alternative form: Neptunus A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. An unincorporated community in Ithaca, Richland County, Wisconsin. ==== Synonyms ==== (astronomy, astrology): ♆ (astronomy): (rare) ⯉ ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== planets of the Solar System: Mercury · Venus · Earth · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune [edit] Poseidon == French == === Etymology === From Latin Neptūnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛp.tyn/ === Proper noun === Neptune m Neptune (planet) (Roman mythology) Neptune (Roman god of the sea) === See also ===