"Amalthea" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀμάλθεια}} Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amalthea
  1. (Greek mythology) The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (goat or nymph who suckled Zeus): Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Amalthée [feminine] (French), Αμάλθεια (Amáltheia) [feminine] (Greek), Amalteja [feminine] (Polish), Amalteia [feminine] (Portuguese), Amaltea [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Amalthea-en-name-kNxouGVc Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'goat or nymph who suckled Zeus': 89 11
  2. (astronomy) The third most distant moon of Jupiter. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Jupiter Translations (third most distant moon Jupiter): 木衛五 (Chinese Mandarin), 木卫五 (Mùwèiwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Amalthea [feminine] (Irish), アマルテア (Amarutea) (Japanese), Amaltea [feminine] (Polish), Amalteia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Amalthea-en-name-ZRN~fg~Y Disambiguation of Moons of Jupiter: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'third most distant moon Jupiter': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Amaltheia [Greek] [mythology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: horn of Amalthea [Greek] [mythology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences]

Alternative forms

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