"Midas" meaning in English

See Midas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:Midās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Phrygian", "term" : "midas", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xpg" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μίδᾱς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Midās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Midas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Midas">, {{lbor|en|la|Midās}} Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, {{der|en|grc|Μίδᾱς}} Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), {{der|en|xpg|midas}} Phrygian 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), Ми́дас (Mídas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 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 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Midases [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:Midās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Phrygian", "term" : "midas", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "xpg" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μίδᾱς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Midās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Midas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Midas">, {{lbor|en|la|Midās}} Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, {{der|en|grc|Μίδᾱς}} Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), {{der|en|xpg|midas}} Phrygian 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 Translations (champagne bottle of 30 litres): Ми́дас (Mídas) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Midas [masculine] (Polish)
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