Venus

the second planet in our solar system after Mercury

(Roman mythology) the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity;


Venus

Venus rises on the 1st day 1/4 to 5 a.m., and 4h. 25m. a.m. on the last day. … She is now beginning to move northward. …

The Illustrated London Almanack 1867, London, page 45

The robot craft, the fifth from the Soviet Union to land on Venus, is a module detached from Venera 13. It plunged through the dense, baking-hot carbon dioxide atmosphere and touched down in the foothills of a mountainous region known as Phoebe, just south of the Venusian equator and also below the active volcanic region of Beta. An identical lander, from Venera 14, is expected to reach Venus Friday and probably put down on the plains east of the Phoebe landing site.

1982 March 2, John Noble Wilford, “FIFTH SOVIET CRAFT LANDS ON VENUS AND IS FIRST TO SAMPLE PLANET'S SOIL”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-24, Science:

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀.

Coordinate term: (Greek counterpart) Aphrodite

Their figures are universally models for brunette Venuses, and their feet arch like rainbows, and are Cinderellian in size.

1888 June 2, “Senoritas of Brazil. [Chicago Mail.]”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, volume XLVI, number 154, page 13, column 3:

(Roman mythology) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality;

From Middle English Venus, from Latin Venus.


Venus

Immoderate Venus in excess, as it is a cause, or in defect; so, moderately used, to some parties an only help, a present remedy.

(obsolete or poetry) Sexual activity or intercourse, sex; lust, love.

CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and manufacturers, and sold under the name of distilled vinegar. See CHEMISTRY.

1807, A New and Complete Encyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Vol III, page 48:

Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, e cause it was inflammable and he thought it was a compound of lead. Actually the lead takes no part in the reaction and the product of distilling lead acetate is impure acetone. Beguin’s terminology did not go without comment however, for Christopher Glaser later referred to ‘A burning Spirit of Saturn (as it is called) but rather, a Spirit of the Volatile Salt of Vinegar’. Tachenius referred to the product of distillation of copper acetate as ‘pretended spirit of Venus’ because it was really only distilled vinegar - the meaning which Macquer gave to the expression. It is typical of the confusion of terminology in early chemistry that the London Pharmacopoeia of 1721 gave the name Spiritus Veneris to sulphuric acid obtained by the distillation of copper sulphate.

2004, Maurice P. Crosland, Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry, page 89:

The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate).

2013, John Read, From Alchemy to Chemistry:

(obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element).

While the goddess statues obviously did function in a very public, domestic context, there is no evidence that they were androgynyous or that they were the primary cult of importance. There are probably just as many phalli in the Paleolithic as there are Venuses.

1986, Brian Hayden, “Old Europe: sacred matriarchy or complementary opposition?”, in Anthony Bonanno, editor, Archaeology and Fertility Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean: Papers Presented at the First International Conference on Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean, University of Malta, 2–5 September 1985, Amsterdam: B.R. Grüner Publishing Co., →ISBN, section I (Prehistory), page 23:

However, a number of well-crafted studies in recent years have forcefully questioned—and perhaps refuted—the view that the Venuses were simply or solely goddesses.

1990, D. Bruce Dickson, “An Interpretation”, in The Dawn of Belief: Religion in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Tucson, Ariz.: The University of Arizona Press, published 1996, →ISBN, page 211:

Her proportions, the stylistic elements, the choice of anatomical elements represented are characteristic of the Aurignacian or Gravettian Venuses, known especially from the statuary of Central and Eastern Europe.

2016, Jean Clottes, “Perceptions of the World, Functions of the Art, and the Artists”, in Oliver Y. Martin, Robert D. Martin, transl., What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity, Chicago, Ill., London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 148:

Any Upper Palaeolithic statuette portraying a woman, usually carved in the round.

en-noun

Venus (countable and uncountable, plural Venuses)


Venus

Venus (nominative singular)
Venukset (nominative plural)
Venus (accusative nominative singular)
Venukset (accusative nominative plural)
Venuksen (accusative genitive singular)
Venukset (accusative genitive plural)
Venuksen (genitive singular)
Venusten (genitive plural)
Venuksien (genitive plural)
Venusta (partitive singular)
Venuksia (partitive plural)
Venuksessa (inessive singular)
Venuksissa (inessive plural)
Venuksesta (elative singular)
Venuksista (elative plural)
Venukseen (illative singular)
Venuksiin (illative plural)
Venuksella (adessive singular)
Venuksilla (adessive plural)
Venukselta (ablative singular)
Venuksilta (ablative plural)
Venukselle (allative singular)
Venuksille (allative plural)
Venuksena (essive singular)
Venuksina (essive plural)
Venukseksi (singular translative)
Venuksiksi (plural translative)
Venuksetta (abessive singular)
Venuksitta (abessive plural)
Venuksin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Venukseni (nominative singular)
Venukseni (nominative plural)
Venukseni (accusative nominative singular)
Venukseni (accusative nominative plural)
Venukseni (accusative genitive singular)
Venukseni (accusative genitive plural)
Venukseni (genitive singular)
Venusteni (genitive plural)
Venuksieni (genitive plural)
Venustani (partitive singular)
Venuksiani (partitive plural)
Venuksessani (inessive singular)
Venuksissani (inessive plural)
Venuksestani (elative singular)
Venuksistani (elative plural)
Venukseeni (illative singular)
Venuksiini (illative plural)
Venuksellani (adessive singular)
Venuksillani (adessive plural)
Venukseltani (ablative singular)
Venuksiltani (ablative plural)
Venukselleni (allative singular)
Venuksilleni (allative plural)
Venuksenani (essive singular)
Venuksinani (essive plural)
Venuksekseni (singular translative)
Venuksikseni (plural translative)
Venuksettani (abessive singular)
Venuksittani (abessive plural)
Venuksineni (comitative plural)
Venuksesi (nominative singular)
Venuksesi (nominative plural)
Venuksesi (accusative nominative singular)
Venuksesi (accusative nominative plural)
Venuksesi (accusative genitive singular)
Venuksesi (accusative genitive plural)
Venuksesi (genitive singular)
Venustesi (genitive plural)
Venuksiesi (genitive plural)
Venustasi (partitive singular)
Venuksiasi (partitive plural)
Venuksessasi (inessive singular)
Venuksissasi (inessive plural)
Venuksestasi (elative singular)
Venuksistasi (elative plural)
Venukseesi (illative singular)
Venuksiisi (illative plural)
Venuksellasi (adessive singular)
Venuksillasi (adessive plural)
Venukseltasi (ablative singular)
Venuksiltasi (ablative plural)
Venuksellesi (allative singular)
Venuksillesi (allative plural)
Venuksenasi (essive singular)
Venuksinasi (essive plural)
Venukseksesi (singular translative)
Venuksiksesi (plural translative)
Venuksettasi (abessive singular)
Venuksittasi (abessive plural)
Venuksinesi (comitative plural)
Venuksemme (nominative singular)
Venuksemme (nominative plural)
Venuksemme (accusative nominative singular)
Venuksemme (accusative nominative plural)
Venuksemme (accusative genitive singular)
Venuksemme (accusative genitive plural)
Venuksemme (genitive singular)
Venustemme (genitive plural)
Venuksiemme (genitive plural)
Venustamme (partitive singular)
Venuksiamme (partitive plural)
Venuksessamme (inessive singular)
Venuksissamme (inessive plural)
Venuksestamme (elative singular)
Venuksistamme (elative plural)
Venukseemme (illative singular)
Venuksiimme (illative plural)
Venuksellamme (adessive singular)
Venuksillamme (adessive plural)
Venukseltamme (ablative singular)
Venuksiltamme (ablative plural)
Venuksellemme (allative singular)
Venuksillemme (allative plural)
Venuksenamme (essive singular)
Venuksinamme (essive plural)
Venukseksemme (singular translative)
Venuksiksemme (plural translative)
Venuksettamme (abessive singular)
Venuksittamme (abessive plural)
Venuksinemme (comitative plural)
Venuksenne (nominative singular)
Venuksenne (nominative plural)
Venuksenne (accusative nominative singular)
Venuksenne (accusative nominative plural)
Venuksenne (accusative genitive singular)
Venuksenne (accusative genitive plural)
Venuksenne (genitive singular)
Venustenne (genitive plural)
Venuksienne (genitive plural)
Venustanne (partitive singular)
Venuksianne (partitive plural)
Venuksessanne (inessive singular)
Venuksissanne (inessive plural)
Venuksestanne (elative singular)
Venuksistanne (elative plural)
Venukseenne (illative singular)
Venuksiinne (illative plural)
Venuksellanne (adessive singular)
Venuksillanne (adessive plural)
Venukseltanne (ablative singular)
Venuksiltanne (ablative plural)
Venuksellenne (allative singular)
Venuksillenne (allative plural)
Venuksenanne (essive singular)
Venuksinanne (essive plural)
Venukseksenne (singular translative)
Venuksiksenne (plural translative)
Venuksettanne (abessive singular)
Venuksittanne (abessive plural)
Venuksinenne (comitative plural)
Venuksensa (nominative singular)
Venuksensa (nominative plural)
Venuksensa (accusative nominative singular)
Venuksensa (accusative nominative plural)
Venuksensa (accusative genitive singular)
Venuksensa (accusative genitive plural)
Venuksensa (genitive singular)
Venustensa (genitive plural)
Venuksiensa (genitive plural)
Venustaan (partitive singular)
Venustansa (partitive singular)
Venuksiaan (partitive plural)
Venuksiansa (partitive plural)
Venuksessaan (inessive singular)
Venuksessansa (inessive singular)
Venuksissaan (inessive plural)
Venuksissansa (inessive plural)
Venuksestaan (elative singular)
Venuksestansa (elative singular)
Venuksistaan (elative plural)
Venuksistansa (elative plural)
Venukseensa (illative singular)
Venuksiinsa (illative plural)
Venuksellaan (adessive singular)
Venuksellansa (adessive singular)
Venuksillaan (adessive plural)
Venuksillansa (adessive plural)
Venukseltaan (ablative singular)
Venukseltansa (ablative singular)
Venuksiltaan (ablative plural)
Venuksiltansa (ablative plural)
Venukselleen (allative singular)
Venuksellensa (allative singular)
Venuksilleen (allative plural)
Venuksillensa (allative plural)
Venuksenaan (essive singular)
Venuksenansa (essive singular)
Venuksinaan (essive plural)
Venuksinansa (essive plural)
Venuksekseen (singular translative)
Venukseksensa (singular translative)
Venuksikseen (plural translative)
Venuksiksensa (plural translative)
Venuksettaan (abessive singular)
Venuksettansa (abessive singular)
Venuksittaan (abessive plural)
Venuksittansa (abessive plural)
Venuksineen (comitative plural)
Venuksinensa (comitative plural)


Venus

Venus (genitive)
Venus (nominative singular)
Venus (genitive singular)
Venus (dative singular)
Venus (accusative singular)

Pluto

traditionally; by the IAU founded in 1919 only till 2006


Venus

is-proper noun

Venus f (proper noun, genitive singular Venusar)

Venusar (genitive singular)
Venus (indefinite nominative singular)
Venus (accusative indefinite singular)
Venusi (accusative indefinite singular)
Venus (dative indefinite singular)
Venusi (dative indefinite singular)
Venusar (genitive indefinite singular)


Venus

(astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess)

venus (the goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality)


Venus

sine Cerere et Līberō frīget Venus

161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 732

without Ceres and Liber, Venus freezes
(without food and wine, love doesn't thrive)

(Roman mythology) Venus (goddess of love and beauty)

Aeneadum genetrīx, hominum dīvomque voluptās,
alma Venus, caelī subter lābentia signa
quae mare nāvigerum, quae terrās frūgiferentīs
concelebrās, per tē quoniam genus omne animantum
concipitur
1916 translation by William Ellery Leonard
Mother of Rome, delight of Gods and men,
Dear Venus that beneath the gliding stars

c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.1–5

And fruitful lands - for all of living things
Through thee alone are evermore conceived

(poetic) metaphor for the genus of animation, living matter

la-proper noun

Venus f (genitive Veneris); third declension

Veneris (genitive)
Venus (nominative singular)
Venerēs (nominative plural)
Veneris (genitive singular)
Venerum (genitive plural)
Venerī (dative singular)
Veneribus (dative plural)
Venerem (accusative singular)
Venerēs (accusative plural)
Venere (ablative singular)
Veneribus (ablative plural)
Venus (singular vocative)
Venerēs (plural vocative)

→ French: Vénus

→ Italian: Venere

→ Middle English: Venus
English: Venus

→ Portuguese: Vénus, Vênus (Brazil)

Sicilian: Vènniri

→ Spanish: Venus

From venus (“loveliness”), see there for more.


Venus

The Roman goddess governing love and sexuality; Venus.

The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus.

English: Venus


Venus

Venus (nominative singular)
Venusat (nominative plural)
Venusa (accusative singular)
Venusiid (accusative plural)
Venusa (genitive singular)
Venusiid (genitive plural)
Venusii (illative singular)
Venusiidda (illative plural)
Venusis (locative singular)
Venusiin (locative plural)
Venusiin (comitative singular)
Venusiiguin (comitative plural)
Venusin (essive)
Venusan (first-person possessive singular)
Venuseamẹ (dual first-person possessive)
Venuseamẹt (first-person plural possessive)
Venusat (possessive second-person singular)
Venuseattẹ (dual possessive second-person)
Venuseattẹt (plural possessive second-person)
Venusis (possessive singular third-person)
Venuseaskkạ (dual possessive third-person)
Venuseasẹt (plural possessive third-person)


Venus

A locality in Mangalia, Constanța, Romania

Borrowed from French Vénus, from Latin Venus.


Venus

Borrowed from English Venus, from Latin Venus.


Venus

A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – typical venus clams.

Latin, after Venus (“goddess of beauty, love, sexual intercourse”). See images.