meteoor

Meaning

1. (masculine) meteor
2. (masculine, obsolete) luminary (light-emitting celestial object)

Concepts

meteor

shooting star

falling star

meteoric stone

meteoroid

carbon-ferrous

Synonyms

meteoriet

vallende ster

aëroliet

meteoorsteen

Translations

Meteor

meteoro

meteor

meteora

météore

meteoro

Sternschnuppe

μετέωρο

Meteorstein

aérolithe

étoile filante

stella cadente

نيزك

Aerolith

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmeː.teːˈoːr/

Etymology

From Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).
Original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.