Neptunian

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /nɛpˈt(j)u.ni.ən/, /-ˈtʃuː-/ Hyphenation: Nep‧tun‧i‧an === Etymology 1 === From Latin Neptūnius (“of or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune”), from Neptūnus (“the Roman god Neptune”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- (“to become damp, cloudy”)) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as Neptune +‎ -ian. The English word is cognate with French neptunien (“pertaining to the Roman god Neptune, pertaining to the sea, pertaining to Neptunism, Neptunian; proponent of Neptunism, Neptunist”), German Neptunier (“proponent of Neptunism, Neptunist”). ==== Adjective ==== Neptunian (not comparable) (Roman mythology) Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. Near-synonym: Poseidonian (by extension, rare) Of or pertaining to water or the sea. (by extension, geology) Formed by the action of water. (by extension, geology, historical) Of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism (“a discredited theory that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans”). ===== Alternative forms ===== neptunian ===== Derived terms ===== (geology): neptunian dike, neptunian dyke ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Neptunian (plural Neptunians) (obsolete) A sailor. Synonyms: Neptunist; see also Thesaurus:sailor (geology, historical) A proponent of Neptunism. Synonym: Neptunist Antonyms: Plutonian, Plutonist, plutonist, volcanist, Vulcanist ===== Alternative forms ===== neptunian ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Neptune (“eighth planet in the solar system”) +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Neptunian (not comparable) (astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Neptune. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the planet Neptune. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Noun ==== Neptunian (plural Neptunians) (astrology) A person under the astrological influence of the planet Neptune. (chiefly science fiction) An (imaginary) inhabitant of the planet Neptune. ===== Translations ===== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === Neptune on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Neptune (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Neptune (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia