Meteors
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον ( metéōron ), from μετέωρος ( metéōros, " raised from the footing, hanging, lofty " ), from μετά ( metá, " in the midst of, among, between " ) (English meta) + ἀείρω ( aeírō, " to lift, to heave, to raise upward " ).
The original sense of "atmospheric phenomenon" gave rise to meteorology, only the meaning of "meteor" is now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.
Pronunciation [edit]
- ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA(primal): /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə/, /ˈmiː.tɪ.ɔː/
- ( United states ) IPA(cardinal): /ˈmiː.ti.ɚ/, [ˈmiː.ɾi.ɚ]
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- Homophone: meatier
Substantive [edit]
meteor (plural meteors)
- ( now meteorology ) An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snowfall, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). [from 16th c.]
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c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. [ … ] The Start Function [ … ] , role 1, 2nd edition, London: [ … ] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, [ … ] , published 1592, OCLC 932920499; reprinted every bit Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Printing, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:
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Europe, where the Sun dares ſcarce appeare,
For freezing Meteors and congealed common cold: […]
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- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, p. x:
- The twilight, the meteors telephone call'd fire-assurance, or flying dragons, and the northern lights, inhabit the higher regions of the atmosphere.
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- A meteor in the hazy air / Play'd before his path; / Before him now it roll'd / A globe of livid fire […] Anon to Thalaba it mov'd, / And wrapt him in its pale innocuous burn.
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- A fast-moving streak of light in the night heaven caused past the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the globe'southward atmosphere; a meteor or falling star. [from 16th c.]
- ( juggling ) A prop similar to poi balls, in that information technology is twirled at the terminate of a string or cablevision.
- ( martial arts ) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or concatenation.
- ( figuratively ) Any short-lived source of wonderment.
Usage notes [edit]
- ( streak of light in night sky ) : Not to be confused with meteoroid and meteorite (cause and remains of a meteor), or asteroid and comet (celestial bodies).
Quotations [edit]
- p. 1859 Dec, Herman Melville, "The Portent (1859)"
- But the streaming beard is shown
- (Weird John Brown),
- The meteor of the war.
Synonyms [edit]
- ( streak of light in night sky ) : meteor, shooting star, faxed star
Coordinate terms [edit]
- ( astronomical phenomenon ) : asteroid, comet
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
streak of calorie-free
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Verb [edit]
falling star (3rd-person singular unproblematic present meteors, present participle meteoring, elementary past and by participle meteored)
- ( intransitive ) To move at great speed.
Further reading [edit]
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meteor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams [edit]
- -ometer, emoter, ometer, remote
Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
meteor m (plural meteors)
- shooting star
Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɛor]
Noun [edit]
meteor m
- shooting star ( fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial affair into the earth's temper )
See too [edit]
- létavice
- povětroň
Further reading [edit]
- falling star in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- shooting star in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Hungarian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English language falling star or German Falling star.[one]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɛor]
- Hyphenation: me‧te‧or
- Rhymes: -or
Noun [edit]
meteor (plural meteorok)
- ( astronomy ) meteor ( a fast-moving streak of light in the dark sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial affair into the earth'southward atmosphere )
Declension [edit]
| Inflection (stem in -o-, dorsum harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | falling star | meteorok |
| accusative | meteort | meteorokat |
| dative | meteornak | meteoroknak |
| instrumental | meteorral | meteorokkal |
| causal-terminal | meteorért | meteorokért |
| translative | meteorrá | meteorokká |
| terminative | meteorig | meteorokig |
| essive-formal | meteorként | meteorokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | meteorban | meteorokban |
| superessive | meteoron | meteorokon |
| adessive | meteornál | meteoroknál |
| illative | meteorba | meteorokba |
| sublative | meteorra | meteorokra |
| allative | meteorhoz | meteorokhoz |
| elative | meteorból | meteorokból |
| delative | meteorról | meteorokról |
| ablative | meteortól | meteoroktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | meteoré | meteoroké |
| not-attributive possessive - plural | meteoréi | meteorokéi |
| Possessive forms of meteor | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | meteorom | meteorjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | meteorod | meteorjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | meteorja | meteorjai |
| 1st person plural | meteorunk | meteorjaink |
| 2nd person plural | meteorotok | meteorjaitok |
| tertiary person plural | meteorjuk | meteorjaik |
References [edit]
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára ('A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words'). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading [edit]
- meteor in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára ('The Explanatory Lexicon of the Hungarian Linguistic communication'). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek μετέωρον ( metéōron )
Noun [edit]
meteor m (definite singular meteoren, indefinite plural meteorer, definite plural meteorene)
- a meteor
Synonyms [edit]
- stjerneskudd, stjerneskott
Derived terms [edit]
- meteoritt
References [edit]
- "meteor" in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek μετέωρον ( metéōron )
Substantive [edit]
meteor grand (definite singular meteoren, indefinite plural meteorar, definite plural meteorane)
- a meteor
Synonyms [edit]
- stjerneskot, stjerneskott
Derived terms [edit]
- meteoritt
References [edit]
- "meteor" in The Nynorsk Lexicon.
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA(central): /mɛˈtɛ.ɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɛɔr
- Syllabification: me‧te‧or
Noun [edit]
meteor one thousandinan
- ( astronomy ) meteor
Declension [edit]
Further reading [edit]
- meteor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- meteor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian meteora or French météore or German Meteor.
Substantive [edit]
meteor m (plural meteori)
- meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial affair entering the atmosphere)
Coast [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA(key): /metěoːr/
- Hyphenation: me‧te‧or
Noun [edit]
metèōr chiliad (Cyrillic spelling метѐо̄р)
- ( astronomy ) falling star
Declension [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
meteor c
- meteor
Declension [edit]
| Coast of shooting star | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atypical | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | shooting star | meteoren | meteorer | meteorerna |
| Genitive | meteors | meteorens | meteorers | meteorernas |
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- meteorit
Encounter also [edit]
- meteorologi
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from French météorite.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Hyphenation: me‧te‧or
Noun [edit]
meteor (definite accusative meteoru, plural meteorlar)
- meteor
References [edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "meteor", in Nişanyan Sözlük
See also [edit]
- meteoroloji
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meteor
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