Γανυμήδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Socrates in Xenophon's Symposium (8.29–30) implies the etymology γᾰ́νῠμαι (gánumai, to be glad) + μήδεᾰ (mḗdea, plans) + -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γᾰνῠμήδης (Ganumḗdēs) m (genitive Γᾰνῠμήδεος or Γᾰνῠμήδους); first declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Ganymede
  2. (Greek mythology) Ganymede

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Greek

Proper noun

Γανυμήδης (Ganymídis) m

  1. (Greek mythology) A male given name, equivalent to English Ganymede
  2. (astronomy) Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter)

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