Eridanus

• Eridanos

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

Eridanus

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

• Eridani

• denarius, unraised

Eridanus m

1. (astronomy) Eridanus

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

Eridanus

1. (Greek mythology) The Eridanus river.
2. (astronomy) The constellation Eridanus.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ēridanós).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eːˈri.da.nus/, [eːˈrɪ.da.nʊs]

Ēridanus m (genitive Ēridanī); second declension

1. (mythology and poetry) Synonym of Padus (“the River Po”)
2. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation lying between Orion and Cetus)

Second declension, with locative.

• 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)

Eridanus ?

1. (astronomy) Eridanus (constellation)