Masculine

atlas

Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-diminutive) atlas (bound or digital collection of maps)
  2. (masculine, no-diminutive) atlas (top vertebra)

Translations

άτλας

άτλαντας

Atlasseide

Kartenwerk

ئهفسووس

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑt.lɑs/
Etymology

In summary

Apparently coined in Latin in this sense by Gerardus Mercator from the name of the mythological giant Atlas. Borrowed from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

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