Artemis
English
/ˈɑɹtəmɪs/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. Compare Diana.
- (rare) . The usual male variation is Artemios.
- (very) .
- (astronomy) The main-belt asteroid w:105 105 Artemis, discovered in 1868.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Artemis, goddess).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ἄρτεμις
Gloss
Artemis, goddess
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Artemisian English
- Ἀρτεμίδωρος Ancient Greek
- Ἀρτεμίσιος Ancient Greek
- Ἄρτεμις Ancient Greek
- Artaimís Irish
- Àrtemis Catalan, Valencian
- Άρτεμις Greek (modern)
- Αρτεμισία Greek (modern)
- Արտեմիս Old Armenian
- Artemidė Lithuanian
- ⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ Coptic