"Orion" meaning in Latin

See Orion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [oːˈriː.oːn] [Classical-Latin], [oˈriː.on] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὠρῑ́ων (Ōrī́ōn). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Ὠρῑ́ων}} Ancient Greek Ὠρῑ́ων (Ōrī́ōn) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Ōrīōn<3>|g=m}} Ōrīōn m sg (genitive Ōrīōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Ōrīōn<3>}} Forms: Ōrīōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Ōrīōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ōrīōn [nominative, singular], Ōrīōnis [genitive, singular], Ōrīōnī [dative, singular], Ōrīōnem [accusative, singular], Ōrīōne [ablative, singular], Ōrīōn [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Orion. Tags: Greek, declension-3
    Sense id: en-Orion-la-name-leXY0fpU Categories (other): Greek mythology, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 67 33 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy) The constellation Orion. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-Orion-la-name-tqiNGw77 Categories (other): Constellations, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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