# Eridanus
## English
### Alternative forms

* Eridanos

### Etymology

From Latin Eridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈrɪdənəs/

### Proper noun

Eridanus
* (astronomy) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
* (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.

#### Derived terms

* Eridani

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* denarius, unireads, unraised

## Dutch
### Etymology

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from Latin Ēridanus?”

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌeː.riˈdaː.nʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Eri‧da‧nus

### Proper noun

Eridanus m
* (Greek mythology) Eridanus (mythical river)
* (astronomy) Eridanus

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἠριδανός (Ēridanós), likely via Latin Ēridanus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeridɑnus/, [ˈe̞riˌdɑ̝nus̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑnus
* Hyphenation: E‧ri‧da‧nus

### Proper noun

Eridanus
* (Greek mythology) The Eridanus river.
* (astronomy) The constellation Eridanus.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Eridanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eridanukseni
accusative
nom.
Eridanukseni
gen.
Eridanukseni
genitive
Eridanukseni
partitive
Eridanustani
inessive
Eridanuksessani
elative
Eridanuksestani
illative
Eridanukseeni
adessive
Eridanuksellani
ablative
Eridanukseltani
allative
Eridanukselleni
essive
Eridanuksenani
translative
Eridanuksekseni
abessive
Eridanuksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eridanuksesi
accusative
nom.
Eridanuksesi
gen.
Eridanuksesi
genitive
Eridanuksesi
partitive
Eridanustasi
inessive
Eridanuksessasi
elative
Eridanuksestasi
illative
Eridanukseesi
adessive
Eridanuksellasi
ablative
Eridanukseltasi
allative
Eridanuksellesi
essive
Eridanuksenasi
translative
Eridanukseksesi
abessive
Eridanuksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eridanuksemme
accusative
nom.
Eridanuksemme
gen.
Eridanuksemme
genitive
Eridanuksemme
partitive
Eridanustamme
inessive
Eridanuksessamme
elative
Eridanuksestamme
illative
Eridanukseemme
adessive
Eridanuksellamme
ablative
Eridanukseltamme
allative
Eridanuksellemme
essive
Eridanuksenamme
translative
Eridanukseksemme
abessive
Eridanuksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eridanuksenne
accusative
nom.
Eridanuksenne
gen.
Eridanuksenne
genitive
Eridanuksenne
partitive
Eridanustanne
inessive
Eridanuksessanne
elative
Eridanuksestanne
illative
Eridanukseenne
adessive
Eridanuksellanne
ablative
Eridanukseltanne
allative
Eridanuksellenne
essive
Eridanuksenanne
translative
Eridanukseksenne
abessive
Eridanuksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Eridanuksensa
accusative
nom.
Eridanuksensa
gen.
Eridanuksensa
genitive
Eridanuksensa
partitive
Eridanustaan Eridanustansa
inessive
Eridanuksessaan Eridanuksessansa
elative
Eridanuksestaan Eridanuksestansa
illative
Eridanukseensa
adessive
Eridanuksellaan Eridanuksellansa
ablative
Eridanukseltaan Eridanukseltansa
allative
Eridanukselleen Eridanuksellensa
essive
Eridanuksenaan Eridanuksenansa
translative
Eridanuksekseen Eridanukseksensa
abessive
Eridanuksettaan Eridanuksettansa
instructive
comitative

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ērĭdănós).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /eːˈri.da.nus/, [eːˈrɪd̪änʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /eˈri.da.nus/, [eˈriːd̪änus]

### Proper noun

Ēridanus m sg (genitive Ēridanī); second declension
* (Greek mythology and poetry) Synonym of Padus (“the River Po”)
* (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation lying between Orion and Cetus)

#### Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

#### Descendants

* ?Dutch: Eridanus
* English: Eridanus
* ?Finnish: Eridanus
* ?French: Éridan
* ?Galician: Eridano
* ?German: Eridanus
* Italian: Eridano
* ?Japanese: エリダヌス座 (Eridanusu-za)
* ?Polish: Erydan
* ?Russian: Эридан (Eridan)
* ?Spanish: Eridanus
* ?Turkish: Eridanus

### References

* “Ērĭdănus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Erĭdănus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 598/3.
* “Ēridanus” on page 616/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

## Spanish
### Etymology

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from Latin Ēridanus?”

### Proper noun

Eridanus ?
* (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation)