Titan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán). === Pronunciation === enPR: tīʹtən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtən/ Rhymes: -aɪtən Homophones: tighten, titan Hyphenation: ti‧tan === Proper noun === Titan (Greek mythology) Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods. (Greek mythology) Another name for Helios, a personification of the Sun. (astronomy) A moon in Saturn, Solar System. The largest moon of the planet Saturn. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:Titan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Arabic: تَايْتَان (tāytān) → Chinese: 泰坦 (Tàitǎn) → Hawaiian: Kaikana → Marathi: टायटन (ṭāyṭan) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === 'taint, Nitta, Tanit, nitta, taint, tinta == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈtaːn/ Rhymes: -aːn === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin Tītān, Tītānus, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán). ==== Noun ==== Titan m (weak or mixed, genitive Titanen or Titans, plural Titanen) (Greek mythology) Titan (higher register) titan ===== Usage notes ===== Most dictionaries prescribe weak singular forms, which are predominant. However, strong forms are well attested, not only in the dative/accusative (where they may be due to colloquial influence), but also in the genitive. This suggests that both sets should be considered fully standard. ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== Titane (rare) ===== Derived terms ===== titanisch ==== Proper noun ==== Titan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Titans or (with an article) Titan) (astronomy) Titan (one of Saturn's moons) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Coined by Klaproth in 1795, after etymology 1 above. ==== Noun ==== Titan n (strong, genitive Titans, no plural) titanium ===== Declension ===== ===== Coordinate terms ===== (chemical element): Previous: Scandium. Next: Vanadium == Japanese == === Romanization === Titan Rōmaji transcription of ティタン == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n). === Proper noun === Tītān m (genitive Tītānos or Tītānis); third declension (Greek mythology) a Titan ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type). == Luxembourgish == === Noun === Titan ? (uncountable) titanium == Swedish == === Proper noun === Titan c (genitive Titans) (astronomy) Titan, a moon of Saturn === Anagrams === tinat == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Titan, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Titan m (astronomy) Titan (a moon of Saturn) === See also === === Mutation ===