Andromeda

Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda, “ruler of men”).

Andromeda f

1. Pieris.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – bog rosemary.

• (genus in Ericaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Vaccinioideae - subfamily; Andromedeae - tribe

• (genus in Ericaceae): Andromeda polifolia - type species; Andromeda glaucophylla - other species

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Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda), Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ænˈdɹɑmɪdə/

Andromeda

1. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
2. (astronomy) A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
3. (astronomy) The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.
   • 2018 July 23, Hannah Devlin, “Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling”, in The Guardian:

     The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.

   • 2008, Roger Reid, Space (novel), Montgomery, AL: Junebug Books, page 41:

     Andromeda is a large, spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. It's between two and three million light years away. On a clear night in a dark place, you can see Andromeda with the naked eye.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Andromeda.

• (constellation): Adhil, Almach, Alpheratz, Mirach, Nembus, Titawin, Veritate

• (constellation): And (abbreviated form), Andromedae (Latin genitive form)

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Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

• IPA^(key): /ɑnˈdroː.meː.daː/

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• Hyphenation: An‧dro‧me‧da

Andromeda f

1. (astronomy) Andromeda
2. (Greek mythology) Andromeda

• Andromedanevel

From Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndromedɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ndro̞ˌme̞dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -edɑ
• Syllabification^(key): And‧ro‧me‧da

Andromeda

1. (Greek mythology) Andromeda
2. (astronomy) The constellation Andromeda.
3. (astronomy) The Andromeda.

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδη (Andromédē).

Andromeda m

1. (Greek mythology) Andromeda

• domandare, domanderà

• Andromedē

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔmɛd̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈdro.me.da/, [än̪ˈd̪rɔːmed̪ä]

Andromeda f sg (genitive Andromedae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Andromeda (a daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
2. (New Latin, astronomy) Andromeda (constellation)

   Synonym: Mulier Catēnāta

3. (New Latin, astronomy) Andromeda (galaxy)

First-declension noun, singular only.

Andromeda f

1. Archaic spelling of Andrômeda.

• IPA^(key): /andrǒmeda/
• Hyphenation: An‧dro‧me‧da

Andròmeda f (Cyrillic spelling Андро̀меда)

1. (Greek mythology) Andromeda
2. (astronomy) The constellation Andromeda.
3. (astronomy) The Andromeda.