"Charon" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈçaːʁɔn/ Audio: De-Charon.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Charon [genitive], Charons [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Charōn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Charōn}} Borrowed from Latin Charōn Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,-:s}} Charon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Charon or Charons)
  1. (Greek mythology) Charon (ferryman of Hades) Tags: Greek, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Charon-de-name-7uxxOVxa Categories (other): Greek mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Charon (largest moon of Pluto) Wikidata QID: Q601 Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Moons of Pluto
    Sense id: en-Charon-de-name-de:Q601 Disambiguation of Moons of Pluto: 18 82 Categories (other): Astronomy, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Charonspfennig
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