English Explanatory Dictionary

Eos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora.
  2. The dawn.
noun
  1. plural of EO

Pronunciation

/ˈiːɒs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eos.wav /ˈiɑs/

Word forms

Eos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Greek goddess of the dawn”), from ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn, daybreak; morning; day; east”). Doublet of Aurora.

Derived words

Eoan

Translations

Arabic: إييوس Armenian: Էոս Azerbaijani: ائوس Bulgarian: Еос Catalan: Eos Chinese Cantonese: 艾奧斯 /艾奥斯 Chinese Mandarin: 厄俄斯 Wu Chinese: 厄俄斯 Czech: Éós Esperanto: Eoso French: Éos Georgian: ეოსი Greek: Ηώς Ancient Greek: Ἠώς Ancient Greek: Ἕως Hebrew: אֵאוֹס Hungarian: Éósz Hungarian: Eósz Japanese: エーオース Japanese: エオス Korean: 에오스 Persian: ائوس Polish: Eos Portuguese: Eos Romanian: Eos Russian: Э́ос Serbo-Croatian: Èos Serbo-Croatian: Ѐос Serbo-Croatian: Eja Serbo-Croatian: Еја Slovak: Éós Slovene: Eos Spanish: Eos Swedish: Eos Thai: อีออส Ukrainian: Е́ос
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