Mount Erebus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- ĕr′ə-bəs
- ĕ′rĭ-bəs
Etymology
By surface analysis, mount + Erebus. From Latin Erebus (“Greek personification of darkness”) and Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος / ἔρεβος (Érebos / érebos, “personification of darkness; darkness”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos (“darkness”), and Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”). * (sense 1): Coined by British explorer and naval officer James Clark Ross in 1841 after his ship, the HMS Erebus. * (sense 2): Coined by Canadian park ranger Morrison Parsons Bridgland in 1916 after the dark coloration of the mountain.
Meanings
- A volcano in Ross Island, Ross Dependency, Antarctica; known for being the southernmost active volcano.
- A mountain in Alberta, Canada.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erebus | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
ar جَبَل إِرِيبَاص (volcano in Antarctica) · es monte Erebus (volcano in Antarctica) · de Mount Erebus (volcano in Antarctica) · tr Erebus Dağı (volcano in Antarctica) · ko 에러버스산 (volcano in Antarctica) · uk Ере́бус (volcano in Antarctica) · ru Э́ребус (volcano in Antarctica) · cmn 埃里伯斯火山 (volcano in Antarctica) · fr mont Erebus (volcano in Antarctica)