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Webster 1913 Edition
Ceres
Ce′res
,Noun.
[L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E.
create
.] 1.
(Class. Myth.)
The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.
2.
(Actron.)
The first discovered asteroid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ceres
CERES
,Noun.
1.
In mythology, the inventor or goddess of corn, or rather the name of corn deified.2.
The name of a planet discovered by M. Piozzi, at Palermo in Sicily, in 1801.Definition 2024
Ceres
Ceres
English
Ceres astronomical symbol
Proper noun
Ceres
- (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
- (astronomy) A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the largest asteroid and innermost dwarf planet; officially called 1 Ceres.
Synonyms
- (astronomy): 1 Ceres , ⚳
Derived terms
See also
- (dwarf planets of the Solar System) dwarf planets of the Solar System; Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Salacia, Varuna, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, 2007 OR10, Eris, Sedna
- (mythology):
Ceres on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (astronomy): Ceres (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Roman goddess
dwarf planet
Anagrams
Irish
Proper noun
Ceres f
- Ceres (dwarf planet)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Ceres | Cheres | gCeres |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”). Cognate with creō, crēscō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.reːs/, [ˈkɛ.reːs]
Proper noun
Cerēs f (genitive Cereris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cerēs | Cererēs |
| genitive | Cereris | Cererum |
| dative | Cererī | Cereribus |
| accusative | Cererem | Cererēs |
| ablative | Cerere | Cereribus |
| vocative | Cerēs | Cererēs |
Derived terms
- Cereālis
References
- Ceres in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ceres in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CERES in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Ceres”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Ceres in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ceres in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾis/
Etymology
Proper noun
Ceres f
Proper noun
Ceres m
Related terms
See also
ceres
ceres
Latin
Verb
cērēs
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of cērō
References
- CERES in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ceres in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ceres in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray