Neptunian
Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart…Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
Meaning
6 senses(Roman, not comparable)Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
Near-synonym: Poseidonian
(broadly, not comparable, rare)Of or pertaining to water or the sea.
(broadly, not comparable)Formed by the action of water.
neptunian dyke
(broadly, historical, not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism (“a discredited theory that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans”).
Neptunisch
(not comparable)Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Neptune.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the planet Neptune.
neptunisch
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Neptūnius (“of or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune”), from Neptūnus (“the RoFrom Latin Neptūnius (“of or pertaining to the Roman god Neptune”), from Neptūnus (“the Roman god Neptune”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- (“to become damp, cloudy”)) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as Neptune + -ian. The English word is cognate with French neptunien (“pertaining to the Roman god Neptune, pertaining to the sea, pertaining to Neptunism, Neptunian; proponent of Neptunism, Neptunist”), German Neptunier (“proponent of Neptunism, Neptunist”).
From Neptune (“eighth planet in the solar system”) + -ian.
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