"Niobe" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnʌɪ.ə.bi/ [UK], /ˈnaɪ.oʊ.bi/ [US]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Νιόβη}} Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Niobe
  1. (Greek mythology) A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Niobe-en-name-yoqf9SHI Disambiguation of Asteroids: 21 36 32 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 16 33 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 33 13 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) 71 Niobe, a main belt asteroid. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Niobe-en-name-RZA6CrOx Disambiguation of Asteroids: 21 36 32 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 16 33 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 33 13 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. A female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Asteroids, Roman mythology
    Sense id: en-Niobe-en-name-44it7l9B Disambiguation of Asteroids: 21 36 32 10 Disambiguation of Roman mythology: 28 25 37 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 16 33 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 33 13

Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌɪ.ə.bi/ [UK], /ˈnaɪ.oʊ.bi/ [US] Forms: Niobes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Νιόβη}} Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Niobe (plural Niobes)
  1. A crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or inconsolable. Categories (topical): Asteroids
    Sense id: en-Niobe-en-noun-lc2IEze2 Disambiguation of Asteroids: 21 36 32 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 16 33 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 28 33 13

Inflected forms

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