"Arethusa" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌæɹɪˈθjuːzə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa, literally “The Waterer”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἀρέθουσα|lit=The Waterer}} Ancient Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa, literally “The Waterer”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Arethusa
  1. (Greek mythology) A nereid nymph, who became a fountain. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Translations (nereid nymph who became a fountain): Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Aretuzo (Esperanto), Aréthuse [feminine] (French), Αρέθουσα (Aréthousa) [feminine] (Greek), Aretusa [feminine] (Italian), Arethūsa [feminine] (Latin), Aretuza [feminine] (Polish), Aretusa [feminine] (Portuguese), Арету́са (Aretúsa) [feminine] (Russian), Арету́за (Aretúza) [feminine] (Russian), Aretusa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Arethusa-en-name-PFV17P~Y Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'nereid nymph who became a fountain': 91 6 3
  2. (Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides nymphs. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities
    Sense id: en-Arethusa-en-name-yLsZkQNj Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. (astronomy) 95 Arethusa, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Arethusa-en-name-3UFEWZWO Disambiguation of Asteroids: 6 15 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 29 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 22 65 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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