proper noun · masculinethird declension
Plūtō
Plūtō m sg (genitive Plūtōnis)
Classical[ˈpɫuː.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.to]
Meaning
- GreekRomanPluto (god of the underworld)
- New LatinPluto (dwarf planet)
Plutoni status planetae abiudicatus est a congressu astronomico mundano, qui Pragam convenerat. Astronomi enim noluerunt alia corpora caelestia, quorum aliquot maiora sunt Plutone quaeque extra orbitam eius solem circumeunt, in planetarum numerum asciscere.
Pluto's status as a planet was rejected by the World Astronomical Congress, which met in Prague. Astronomers were unwilling to include other celestial bodies, some of which are larger than Pluto and which orbit the Sun outside its orbit, in the number of planets.2006 September 1, “Der Monatsrückblick auf Latein: Nuntii Latini mensium Iulii et Augusti 2006”, in Radio Bremen, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2007:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Plūtō | — |
| genitive | Plūtōnis | — |
| dative | Plūtōnī | — |
| accusative | Plūtōnem | — |
| ablative | Plūtōne | — |
| vocative | Plūtō | — |
Plūto or Plūton, ōnis, m., = Πλούτων,
I. the king of the Lower World, the husband of Proserpine, and brother of Jupiter and Neptune, Cic. N. D. 2, 26, 66; Hyg. praef.; Verg. A. 7, 327; Juv. 13, 50.—Acc. Gr. Plutona, Hor. C. 2, 14, 7.—Hence,
II. Plūtōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pluto, Plutonian:
et domus exilis Plutonia, i. e. the realms. of death, the Lower Regions, Hor. C. 1, 4, 17.—Subst.: Plūtō-nĭa, ōrum, n. plur., a pestilential district in Asia, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”).
Descendants
- FrenchPluton
- GermanPluto
- ItalianPlutone
- PortuguesePlutão
- SpanishPlutón
- ArmenianՊլուտոն
- BulgarianПлуто́н
- CornishPlouton
- CzechPluto
- CzechPlutone