# Tellus
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tellus (“Earth, globe, world”), from Proto-Italic *telnos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *telnos ~ *telnes-, from *telh₂- (“flat ground”), but reshaped after rūs. Otherwise, could derive from Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓 (tular, “earth”).

### Proper noun

Tellus
* (Roman mythology) The goddess of the Earth in Roman mythology.
    Synonym: Terra
** 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 37:Perhaps the Custome of the Beggars, throwing the remainder of drinke out of the Dish on the Ground, may be derived from an Ethnick sacrifice to Tellus.
** 1992, Robert Harris, Fatherland, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 27:Now they could see what the guide was telling them: that the pillars supporting the frontage were of red granite, mined in Sweden, flanked at either end by golden statues of Atlas and Tellus, bearing on their shoulders spheres depicting the heavens and the earth.
* (literary, now chiefly science fiction) The planet Earth.
    Synonyms: Terra, Sol III
** 1958, Edward E[lmer] Smith, The Skylark of Space, revised edition, Pyramid Books, page 121:"Greetings, oh guests from Tellus! I feel more like myself, now that I am again in my trappings and have my weapons at my side." He attached a timepiece to the wrist of each of the guests, with a bracelet of the blue metal. "Will you accompany me to fourth-meal or aren't you hungry?"

#### Derived terms

* Tellurian

#### Related terms

* tellurian
* telluric
* tellurium

### References

* “Tellus”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
* “Tellus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
* Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “Tellus, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

### Further reading

* Tellus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Tellūs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtelːus/, [ˈt̪e̞lːus̠]
* Rhymes: -elːus
* Hyphenation: Tel‧lus

### Proper noun

Tellus
* (astronomy) the planet Earth
    Synonyms: Maa, maapallo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Tellus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tellukseni
accusative
nom.
Tellukseni
gen.
Tellukseni
genitive
Tellukseni
partitive
Tellustani
inessive
Telluksessani
elative
Telluksestani
illative
Tellukseeni
adessive
Telluksellani
ablative
Tellukseltani
allative
Tellukselleni
essive
Telluksenani
translative
Telluksekseni
abessive
Telluksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Telluksesi
accusative
nom.
Telluksesi
gen.
Telluksesi
genitive
Telluksesi
partitive
Tellustasi
inessive
Telluksessasi
elative
Telluksestasi
illative
Tellukseesi
adessive
Telluksellasi
ablative
Tellukseltasi
allative
Telluksellesi
essive
Telluksenasi
translative
Tellukseksesi
abessive
Telluksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Telluksemme
accusative
nom.
Telluksemme
gen.
Telluksemme
genitive
Telluksemme
partitive
Tellustamme
inessive
Telluksessamme
elative
Telluksestamme
illative
Tellukseemme
adessive
Telluksellamme
ablative
Tellukseltamme
allative
Telluksellemme
essive
Telluksenamme
translative
Tellukseksemme
abessive
Telluksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Telluksenne
accusative
nom.
Telluksenne
gen.
Telluksenne
genitive
Telluksenne
partitive
Tellustanne
inessive
Telluksessanne
elative
Telluksestanne
illative
Tellukseenne
adessive
Telluksellanne
ablative
Tellukseltanne
allative
Telluksellenne
essive
Telluksenanne
translative
Tellukseksenne
abessive
Telluksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Telluksensa
accusative
nom.
Telluksensa
gen.
Telluksensa
genitive
Telluksensa
partitive
Tellustaan Tellustansa
inessive
Telluksessaan Telluksessansa
elative
Telluksestaan Telluksestansa
illative
Tellukseensa
adessive
Telluksellaan Telluksellansa
ablative
Tellukseltaan Tellukseltansa
allative
Tellukselleen Telluksellensa
essive
Telluksenaan Telluksenansa
translative
Telluksekseen Tellukseksensa
abessive
Telluksettaan Telluksettansa
instructive
comitative

#### See also

Solar System in Finnish · Aurinkokunta (layout · text) :
| Star | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko | Aurinko |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Merkurius | Venus | Maa (Tellus) | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturnus | Uranus | Neptunus | Pluto | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | Kuu | Phobos Deimos | — | Io Europa Ganymedes Kallisto | Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Japetus | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Triton | Kharon | Dysnomia |

## Latin
### Etymology

A personification of tellūs; see there for more.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈtel.luːs/, [ˈt̪ɛlːʲuːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈtel.lus/, [ˈt̪ɛlːus]

### Noun

Tellūs f sg (genitive Tellūris); third declension
* Earth
* An ancient goddess of the Earth

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* English: Tellurian, tellurian, tellurium, telluric

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Latin Tellus.

### Proper noun

Tellus
* Earth
* An ancient goddess of the Earth

### References

* “Tellus” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.