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Mercurian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /mɝˈkjʊɹ.i.ən/ (US)
  • /mɜː(ɹ)ˈkjʊəɹ.i.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mercury Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Mercurian From Mercury + -ian.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the planet Mercury.

Forms

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most Mercurian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Mercurian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

Mercutian

Mercurian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɝˈkjʊɹ.i.ən/ (US)
  • /mɜː(ɹ)ˈkjʊəɹ.i.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mercury Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Mercurian From Mercury + -ian.

Meanings

  1. An inhabitant of the planet Mercury.
  2. One who is mercurial.
    • When a Mercurian is connected with the arts, it is often possible to discern a lack of the heavy, thoroughgoing seriousness which some artists seem to feel is the least that life deserves. 1995, Man, Myth & Magic:
    • Unfortunately yellow color is not unusual to find in the palm of a Mercurian. 2016, Ellen Goldberg, Dorian Bergen, The Art and Science of Hand Reading, →ISBN:
    • The thumb of a Mercurian has a tendency to be stiff, as they love money and may have difficulty sharing it. 2000, Madame La Roux, The Practice of Classical Palmistry, →ISBN, page 113:

Forms

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Mercurians Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Uranian · Jovian · Venusian · Plutonian · Saturnian · Terran · Martian · Neptunian · Lunar

Synonyms

Mercutian

Translations (23)

ro mercurian (someone from Mercury) · ru меркуриа́нка (someone from Mercury) · pl Merkurianka (someone from Mercury) · ja 水星人 (someone from Mercury) · es mercuriano (someone from Mercury) · fr Mercurienne (someone from Mercury) · ga Mearcarach (someone from Mercury) · eo merkuranino (someone from Mercury) · pt mercuriana (someone from Mercury) · fr Mercurien (someone from Mercury) · eu merkuriar (someone from Mercury) · eo merkurano (someone from Mercury) · de Merkurianerin (someone from Mercury) · ru меркуриа́не (someone from Mercury) · ru меркуриа́нец (someone from Mercury) · es mercuriana (someone from Mercury) · de Merkurbewohnerin (someone from Mercury) · pt mercuriano (someone from Mercury) · de Merkurbewohner (someone from Mercury) · pl Merkurianin (someone from Mercury) · cmn 水星人 (someone from Mercury) · de Merkurmensch (someone from Mercury) · de Merkurianer (someone from Mercury)

Mercurian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /mɝˈkjʊɹ.i.ən/ (US)
  • /mɜː(ɹ)ˈkjʊəɹ.i.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mercury Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Mercurian From Mercury + -ian.

Meanings

  1. A hypothetical language spoken on Mercury.

Synonyms

Mercutian