"Atlas" meaning in French

See Atlas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /at.las/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Atlas.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Atlas.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|Atlas}} Learned borrowing from Latin Atlas, {{der|fr|grc|Ἄτλας}} Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Atlas m
  1. (Greek mythology) Atlas (son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders) Tags: Greek, masculine
    Sense id: en-Atlas-fr-name-~w0lXjVo Categories (other): Greek deities Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Atlas (moon of Saturn) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Atlas-fr-name-WiuycLfF Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (astronomy) Atlas (star in the Pleiades) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Atlas-fr-name-Tq0L3Aff Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. (astronomy) Atlas (crater in the first quadrant of the moon) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Atlas-fr-name-oe-vYf8Y Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  5. Atlas Mountains Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Atlas-fr-name-f2oN3rN0 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Mountains, Tunisia Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 1 9 1 2 4 5 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 6 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 7 1 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 10 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 0 8 1 2 2 2 1 1 10 7 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 7 1 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 9 9 54 Disambiguation of Africa: 0 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Algeria: 3 3 3 3 89 Disambiguation of Morocco: 4 4 4 4 84 Disambiguation of Mountains: 4 4 2 2 88 Disambiguation of Tunisia: 3 3 3 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cèdre de l'Atlas Related terms: atlante
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