"Midas" meaning in English

See Midas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|Midās}} Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, {{der|en|grc|Μίδᾱς}} Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), {{der|en|xpg|Μιδας}} Phrygian Μιδας (Midas) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Midas
  1. (Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold. Tags: Greek Derived forms: Midas touch, Midas-like, Midasian, Midan Translations (Greek mythology): Μίδᾱς (Mídās) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Mides [masculine] (Catalan), Midas [masculine] (French), Midas [masculine] (German), Μίδας (Mídas) [masculine] (Greek), ᒦᑕᔅ (miitas) (Inuktitut), Midas [masculine] (Polish), Midas [masculine] (Portuguese), Мида́с (Midás) [masculine] (Russian), Midas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Midas-en-name-Y7Q-i5OH Categories (other): Gold, Greek mythology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Inuktitut translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Wine bottles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Inuktitut translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Wine bottles: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Midases [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|Midās}} Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, {{der|en|grc|Μίδᾱς}} Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), {{der|en|xpg|Μιδας}} Phrygian Μιδας (Midas) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Midas (plural Midases)
  1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles. Related terms: double-edged sword
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Inflected forms

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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Midas"
  ],
  "word": "Midas"
}

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