Charon
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Charon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Charontidae – certain whip spiders in the family.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Amblypygi - order; Charontoidea - superfamily; Charontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Charon grayi (giant whip-spider) - type species; for other species see
Charon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Charon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Charon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Charon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Charon
- (Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.
- (astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto.
Synonyms
- (astronomy): ⯕
Derived terms
Translations
a moon of Pluto
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the ferryman of Hades
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See also
Noun
Charon (plural Charons)
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Charon m inan (related adjective charonský)
- (astronomy) Charon (moon of Pluto) [since 1985]
- 1989, Jiří Grygar, Vladimír Železný, Okna vesmíru dokořán, Praha: Naše vojsko, →ISBN, page 107:
- […] Charon „visí“ trvale nad určitým místem povrchu Pluta podobně jako geostacionární umělé družice Země nad pozemskou stanicí.
- […] Charon "hangs" above a certain point of the Pluto's surface in a similar way as geostationary artificial satellites of the Earth above a terrestrial station.
Declension
Declension of Charon (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
Proper noun
Charon m anim (related adjective Charonův)
- (Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Charón (the ferryman of Hades)
- 1892, Jan Blokša, “Dante Alighieri a Vergilius Maro”, in Hlídka, volume 9, page 318:
- Charon uviděv Aeneáše ozbrojeného připomněl si Heraklea, který též tak přišel a násilně si v podsvětí počínal, […]
- Charon having seen armed Aeneas remembered Herakles, who had also come in such a way and behaved violently in the underworld, […]
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Charon |
| genitive | Charona |
| dative | Charonovi |
| accusative | Charona |
| vocative | Charone |
| locative | Charonovi |
| instrumental | Charonem |
Declension of Charon (sg-only hard masculine animate)
See also
| Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Słońce | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | — | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon |
Tryton | Charon | — | |||||||
Further reading
- “Charon”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Charon m pers
- (Greek mythology) Charon (ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx)
- (astronomy) Charon (largest of the five moons of Pluto)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Charon | Charoni/Charony (deprecative) |
| genitive | Charona | Charonów |
| dative | Charonowi | Charonom |
| accusative | Charona | Charonów |
| instrumental | Charonem | Charonami |
| locative | Charonie | Charonach |
| vocative | Charonie | Charoni |
Declension of Charon
See also
| Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Słońce | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | — | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon |
Tryton | Charon | — | |||||||
Further reading
- Charon in PWN's encyclopedia
Proper noun
Charon
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