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Saturnian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /sæˈtɜː(ɹ)n.jən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Saturn 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 Saturnian From Saturn + -ian.

Meanings

1. Related to the planet Saturn.
2. Related to the Roman god Saturn.
3. Dour, baleful or sullen.
4. Resembling a golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.
   • Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:
5. Involving a meter consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, employed by satirists in Ancient Rome.

Forms

Coordinates

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

Deriveds

circumsaturnian

Synonyms

Cronian · Kronian · Saturnial · Saturnine

Saturnian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /sæˈtɜː(ɹ)n.jən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Saturn 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 Saturnian From Saturn + -ian.

Meanings

1. An inhabitant of the planet Saturn.
2. A Saturnian poem

Forms

Translations (10)

pl Saturnianin (inhabitant of Saturn) · ar زُحَلِيٌّ (inhabitant of Saturn) · eo saturnanino (inhabitant of Saturn) · ja 土星人 (inhabitant of Saturn) · eo saturnano (inhabitant of Saturn) · fr Saturnienne (inhabitant of Saturn) · pl Saturnianka (inhabitant of Saturn) · ga Satarnach (inhabitant of Saturn) · fr Saturnien (inhabitant of Saturn) · cmn 土星人 (inhabitant of Saturn)