# Orion
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /əˈɹaɪ.ən/, /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/, /əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/
* (US) IPA: /əˈɹaɪ.ən/, /oʊˈɹaɪ.ən/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪən

### Proper noun

Orion (plural Orions)
* (Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
* (astronomy) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
* A surname.
* A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
** 1980, Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113:In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it.
* A female given name.
* Place names:
** A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.
** A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.
** A commune of Pyrenées-Atlantiques department, France.
** A municipality of Bataan, Philippines. Orion, Bataan on Wikipedia
    Meronyms: Arellano, Bagumbayan, Balagtas, Balut, Bantan, Bilolo, Calungusan, Camachile, Daang Bago, Daang Bilolo, Daang Pare, General Lim, Kapunitan, Lati, Lusungan, Puting Buhangin, Sabatan, San Vicente, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo, Villa Angeles, Wakas, Wawa — barangays of Orion
    Coordinate terms: Abucay, Bagac, Balanga, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Limay, Mariveles, Morong, Orani, Orion, Pilar, Samal — city and municipalities of Bataan
** An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.
** A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
** A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.
** A town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.

#### Synonyms

* (constellation): the Hunter, ensifer

#### Derived terms

* Orion Arm
* Orion drive
* Orionid
* Orionis
* Orion Nebula
* Orion's Belt

#### Translations
### See also

* Orion's Belt
* Orion Nebula
* Orion (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Orion (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Noori

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Orion m
* (astronomy) Orion

#### Synonyms

* Jager

#### Derived terms

* Orionnevel

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὠρῑ́ων (Ōrī́ōn)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈorion/, [ˈo̞rio̞n]
* Rhymes: -orion
* Hyphenation: O‧ri‧on

### Proper noun

Orion
* (Greek mythology) Orion.
* (astronomy) The constellation Orion.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Orion (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Orionini
accusative
nom.
Orionini
gen.
Orionini
genitive
Orionini
partitive
Orioniani
inessive
Orionissani
elative
Orionistani
illative
Orioniini
adessive
Orionillani
ablative
Orioniltani
allative
Orionilleni
essive
Orioninani
translative
Orionikseni
abessive
Orionittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Orionisi
accusative
nom.
Orionisi
gen.
Orionisi
genitive
Orionisi
partitive
Orioniasi
inessive
Orionissasi
elative
Orionistasi
illative
Orioniisi
adessive
Orionillasi
ablative
Orioniltasi
allative
Orionillesi
essive
Orioninasi
translative
Orioniksesi
abessive
Orionittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Orionimme
accusative
nom.
Orionimme
gen.
Orionimme
genitive
Orionimme
partitive
Orioniamme
inessive
Orionissamme
elative
Orionistamme
illative
Orioniimme
adessive
Orionillamme
ablative
Orioniltamme
allative
Orionillemme
essive
Orioninamme
translative
Orioniksemme
abessive
Orionittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Orioninne
accusative
nom.
Orioninne
gen.
Orioninne
genitive
Orioninne
partitive
Orionianne
inessive
Orionissanne
elative
Orionistanne
illative
Orioniinne
adessive
Orionillanne
ablative
Orioniltanne
allative
Orionillenne
essive
Orioninanne
translative
Orioniksenne
abessive
Orionittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Orioninsa
accusative
nom.
Orioninsa
gen.
Orioninsa
genitive
Orioninsa
partitive
Orioniaan Orioniansa
inessive
Orionissaan Orionissansa
elative
Orionistaan Orionistansa
illative
Orioniinsa
adessive
Orionillaan Orionillansa
ablative
Orioniltaan Orioniltansa
allative
Orionilleen Orionillensa
essive
Orioninaan Orioninansa
translative
Orionikseen Orioniksensa
abessive
Orionittaan Orionittansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* noori

## Japanese
### Romanization

Orion
* Rōmaji transcription of オリオン

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὠρῑ́ων (Ōrī́ōn).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /oːˈriː.oːn/, [oːˈriːoːn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /oˈri.on/, [oˈriːon]

### Proper noun

Ōrīōn m sg (genitive Ōrīōnis); third declension
* (Greek mythology) Orion.
* (astronomy) The constellation Orion.

#### Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: Orioun (learned)
** English: Orion
* → Portuguese: Orion (learned)
* → Sicilian: Uriuni

### References

* “Orion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “Orion”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* Orion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Órion
* Orionte

### Proper noun

Orion m
* (Greek mythology) Orion (a giant-hunter)
* (astronomy) Orion (a constellation)

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔoɾˈjon/ [ʔoɾˈjon̪]
* Rhymes: -on
* Syllabification: Or‧ion

### Etymology 1

From earlier Udyong, possibly from udyong.

#### Proper noun

Orión (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
* A municipality of Bataan, Philippines

##### See also

* Odiongan

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Orión (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
* Alternative spelling of Oryon