Melpomene en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).
Meanings
- (Greek) The Muse of tragedy
- 18 Melpomene, an asteroid.
- The tragedy mask.
- Buskins, as a symbol of tragedy.
Deriveds
Melpomenean · melpomenish · Thalia and Melpomene
Translations (21)
cmn 司曲星 (asteroid) · pl Melpomene (asteroid) · pt Melpômene (Muse of tragedy) · grc Μελπομένη (Muse of tragedy) · pt Melpómene (Muse of tragedy) · it Melpomene (asteroid) · fi Melpomene (Muse of tragedy) · hy Մելպոմենե (Muse of tragedy) · iu ᒥᓪᐳᒥᓂ (Muse of tragedy) · ja メルポメネー (Muse of tragedy) · pt Melpomene (Muse of tragedy) · ru Мельпоме́на (asteroid) · es Melpómene (Muse of tragedy) · pl Melpomene (Muse of tragedy) · da Melpomene (Muse of tragedy) · kl Melpomene (Muse of tragedy) · is Melpómena (Muse of tragedy) · ka მელპომენე (Muse of tragedy) · ru Мельпоме́на (Muse of tragedy) · hu Melpomené (Muse of tragedy) · ko 멜포메네 (Muse of tragedy)