Demeter

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmiːtə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈmiːtəɹ/, (nonstandard) /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/

Proper noun

Demeter

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.
    Coordinate term: (Roman counterpart) Ceres
  2. (astronomy) 1108 Demeter, a main belt asteroid.

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Anagrams

Czech

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr]

Proper noun

Demeter f (related adjective Demeteřin)

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter (Greek goddess)

Declension
Declension of Demeter (sg-only hard feminine // indeclinable feminine irreg-stem)
singular
nominative Demeter
genitive Demetery, Demeter
dative Demeteře, Demeter
accusative Demeteru, Demeter
vocative Demetero, Demeter
locative Demeteře, Demeter
instrumental Demeterou, Demeter

Further reading
  • Demeter in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛmɛtɛr]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: De‧me‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun

Demeter

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Demetrius

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Demeter Demeterek
accusative Demetert Demetereket
dative Demeternek Demetereknek
instrumental Demeterrel Demeterekkel
causal-final Demeterért Demeterekért
translative Demeterré Demeterekké
terminative Demeterig Demeterekig
essive-formal Demeterként Demeterekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Demeterben Demeterekben
superessive Demeteren Demetereken
adessive Demeternél Demetereknél
illative Demeterbe Demeterekbe
sublative Demeterre Demeterekre
allative Demeterhez Demeterekhez
elative Demeterből Demeterekből
delative Demeterről Demeterekről
ablative Demetertől Demeterektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 Demeteré Demetereké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 Demeteréi Demeterekéi
Possessive forms of Demeter
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Demeterem Demeterjeim
2nd person sing. Demetered Demeterjeid
3rd person sing. Demeterje Demeterjei
1st person plural Demeterünk Demeterjeink
2nd person plural Demeteretek Demeterjeitek
3rd person plural Demeterjük Demeterjeik

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Demeter.

Proper noun

Demeter m (genitive/dative lui Demeter)

  1. a surname from Hungarian

References
  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdemecer]

Proper noun

Demeter m anim (genitive singular Demetra, nominative plural Demetrovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name

Declension
Declension of Demeter
singular plural
nominative Demeter Demetrovia
genitive Demetra Demetrov
dative Demetrovi Demetrom
accusative Demetra Demetrov
locative Demetrovi Demetroch
instrumental Demetrom Demetrami

Derived terms
  • Demo, Demko
  • Dimo, Dimko
  • Mitro
  • Miťo, Miťko

Further reading
  • “Demeter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

Proper noun

Demeter c (genitive Demeters)

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter

See also

Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)

Proper noun

Demeter

  1. (Greek mythology) Demeter
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