Proper noun
Tellus
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of the Earth in Roman mythology.
- Synonym: Terra
1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 37:Perhaps the Custome of the Beggars, throwing the remainder of drinke out of the Dish on the Ground, may be derived from an Ethnick sacrifice to Tellus.
1992, Robert Harris, Fatherland, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 27:Now they could see what the guide was telling them: that the pillars supporting the frontage were of red granite, mined in Sweden, flanked at either end by golden statues of Atlas and Tellus, bearing on their shoulders spheres depicting the heavens and the earth.
- (literary, now chiefly science fiction) The planet Earth.
- Synonyms: Terra, Sol III
1958, Edward E[lmer] Smith, The Skylark of Space, revised edition, Pyramid Books, page 121:"Greetings, oh guests from Tellus! I feel more like myself, now that I am again in my trappings and have my weapons at my side." He attached a timepiece to the wrist of each of the guests, with a bracelet of the blue metal. "Will you accompany me to fourth-meal or aren't you hungry?"
References
- “Tellus”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “Tellus, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “Tellus, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtelːus/, [ˈt̪e̞lːus̠]
- Rhymes: -elːus
- Syllabification(key): Tel‧lus
Proper noun
Tellus
- (astronomy) the planet Earth
- Synonyms: Maa, maapallo
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of Tellus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) |
nominative |
Tellus |
— |
genitive |
Telluksen |
— |
partitive |
Tellusta |
— |
illative |
Tellukseen |
— |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Tellus |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Tellus |
— |
gen. |
Telluksen |
genitive |
Telluksen |
— |
partitive |
Tellusta |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessa |
— |
elative |
Telluksesta |
— |
illative |
Tellukseen |
— |
adessive |
Telluksella |
— |
ablative |
Tellukselta |
— |
allative |
Tellukselle |
— |
essive |
Telluksena |
— |
translative |
Tellukseksi |
— |
abessive |
Telluksetta |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Tellukseni |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Tellukseni |
— |
gen. |
Tellukseni |
genitive |
Tellukseni |
— |
partitive |
Tellustani |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessani |
— |
elative |
Telluksestani |
— |
illative |
Tellukseeni |
— |
adessive |
Telluksellani |
— |
ablative |
Tellukseltani |
— |
allative |
Tellukselleni |
— |
essive |
Telluksenani |
— |
translative |
Telluksekseni |
— |
abessive |
Telluksettani |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | — |
second-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Telluksesi |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Telluksesi |
— |
gen. |
Telluksesi |
genitive |
Telluksesi |
— |
partitive |
Tellustasi |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessasi |
— |
elative |
Telluksestasi |
— |
illative |
Tellukseesi |
— |
adessive |
Telluksellasi |
— |
ablative |
Tellukseltasi |
— |
allative |
Telluksellesi |
— |
essive |
Telluksenasi |
— |
translative |
Tellukseksesi |
— |
abessive |
Telluksettasi |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | — |
first-person plural possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Telluksemme |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Telluksemme |
— |
gen. |
Telluksemme |
genitive |
Telluksemme |
— |
partitive |
Tellustamme |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessamme |
— |
elative |
Telluksestamme |
— |
illative |
Tellukseemme |
— |
adessive |
Telluksellamme |
— |
ablative |
Tellukseltamme |
— |
allative |
Telluksellemme |
— |
essive |
Telluksenamme |
— |
translative |
Tellukseksemme |
— |
abessive |
Telluksettamme |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | — |
second-person plural possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Telluksenne |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Telluksenne |
— |
gen. |
Telluksenne |
genitive |
Telluksenne |
— |
partitive |
Tellustanne |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessanne |
— |
elative |
Telluksestanne |
— |
illative |
Tellukseenne |
— |
adessive |
Telluksellanne |
— |
ablative |
Tellukseltanne |
— |
allative |
Telluksellenne |
— |
essive |
Telluksenanne |
— |
translative |
Tellukseksenne |
— |
abessive |
Telluksettanne |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | — |
third-person possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
Telluksensa |
— |
accusative |
nom. |
Telluksensa |
— |
gen. |
Telluksensa |
genitive |
Telluksensa |
— |
partitive |
Tellustaan Tellustansa |
— |
inessive |
Telluksessaan Telluksessansa |
— |
elative |
Telluksestaan Telluksestansa |
— |
illative |
Tellukseensa |
— |
adessive |
Telluksellaan Telluksellansa |
— |
ablative |
Tellukseltaan Tellukseltansa |
— |
allative |
Tellukselleen Telluksellensa |
— |
essive |
Telluksenaan Telluksenansa |
— |
translative |
Telluksekseen Tellukseksensa |
— |
abessive |
Telluksettaan Telluksettansa |
— |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | — |
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See also
More information Star, IAU planets and notable dwarf planets ...
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Etymology
A personification of tellūs; see there for more.