English

Noun

Titan ‎(plural Titans)

1. Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:Titan

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

Titan

1. (Greek mythology) Another name for Helios, a personification of the Sun.
2. (astronomy) The largest moon of the planet Saturn.

Translations

Anagrams

• taint, 'taint, tinta

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈtaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Titan n ‎(genitive Titans, no plural)

1. titanium

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Scandium. Next: Vanadium

Noun

Titan m ‎(genitive Titans or Titanen, plural Titanen)

1. titan (giant)

Related terms

• titanisch

Luxembourgish

Noun

Titan ? ‎(uncountable)

1. titanium

English

Noun

titan ‎(plural titans)

1. Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
   • 2014, Michael White, "Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian, 8 September 2014:

     In that context Scotland's fate is a modest element, a symptom of wider fragmentation of the current global order, a footnote to the fall of empire and the Berlin Wall, important to us and punchdrunk neighbours like France and Italy, a mere curiosity to emerging titans like Brazil.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• taint, 'taint, tinta

Czech

Noun

titan m

1. titanium

French

Noun

titan m ‎(plural titans)

1. titan
2. titan beetle

Miskito

Noun

titan

1. morning

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

titan n ‎(definite singular titanet) (uncountable)

1. titanium (chemical element, symbol Ti)

References

“titan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

titan n ‎(definite singular titanet) (uncountable)

1. titanium (as above)

References

• “titan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈtan/
• Hyphenation: ti‧tan

Etymology 1

From French titane.

Noun

titan n ‎(uncountable)

1. titanium (chemical element)

Etymology 2

From French titan.

Noun

titan m ‎(plural titani)

1. titan

Declension

References

• titan in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈtáːn/
• Tonal orthography: titȃn

Noun

titán m inan ‎(genitive titána, uncountable)

1. titanium

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪˈtɑːn/

Noun

titan c, n

1. titanium n
2. (mythology) Titan; giant god c
3. (astronomy) Titan, a moon of Saturn c
4. a titan, a giant, a great or important person; a nickname for August Strindberg c

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French titane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [titán]
• Hyphenation: ti‧tan

Noun

titan ‎(definite accusative titanı, plural titanlar)

1. titanium (chemical element)

Declension

Synonyms

• titanyum

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˧˧ taːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˧˧ taːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɪj˧˥ taːŋ˧˥]
• Phonetic: ti tan

Noun

titan

1. titanium