Melpomene

Melpomene

See also: Melpomené and melpomene

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain ferns.

   Synonym: Grammitis

2. A taxonomic genus within the family Agelenidae – certain spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Polypodiaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Polypodiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Polypodiaceae): Melpomene moniliformis - type species
• (genus in Agelenidae): Melpomene elegans - type species

References

plant

• Melpomene (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melpomene (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Polypodiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melpomene at Tropicos

spider

• Melpomene (spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melpomene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agelenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Melpomene astronomical symbol

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/

Proper noun

Melpomene

1. (Greek mythology) The Muse of tragedy
2. (astronomy) 18 Melpomene, an asteroid.

Derived terms

• melpomenish
• Melpomenean

Translations

Muse of tragedy

Armenian: Մելպոմենե (hy) (Melpomene) Danish: Melpomene Georgian: მელპომენე (melṗomene) Greek: Ancient: Μελπομένη f (Melpoménē) Greenlandic: Melpomene Hungarian: Melpomené (hu) Icelandic: Melpómena f Inuktitut: ᒥᓪᐳᒥᓂ (milpomini) Portuguese: Melpómene f, Melpômene f, Melpomene f Russian: Мельпоме́на (ru) f (Melʹpoména) Spanish: Melpómene f

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).

Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. (Greek mythology) Melpomene

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Melpómene (European)
• Melpômene (Brazilian)

Proper noun

Melpomene f

1. (Greek mythology) Melpomene (Muse of tragedy)