Mercury

Betekenis (Engels)

Name

1. The first planet in the Solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.
2. (Roman) The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger, wearing winged sandals; the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Quicksilver, mercury. (No longer capitalized, as the name of the metal is no longer recognized as that of the planet.)
2. (archaic) A carrier of tidings.
3. (archaic) A carrier of tidings.
4. (archaic) A carrier of tidings.
5. (archaic) A carrier of tidings.

Sinonieme

Hermes

Mars

moon

🌔

quicksilver

Saturn

Venus

Jupiter

Dii Majores

Vertalings

Mercure

Merkur

Mercurius

Mercurio

Mercurio

Mercúrio

Mercuri

Ερμής

Merkür

Mercurius

عطارد

Tîr

Mercury

Mercuri

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)kjʊɹi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: Mercurie

In summary

Inherited from Middle English Mercurie, from Latin Mercurius.