English

Etymology
Gr. ���αν�� (heaven, sky)

Pronunciation
RP: IPAchar|/�j�r�n�s/ or IPAchar|/j��reɪn�s/
WEAE: IPAchar|/�jur�n�s/ or IPAchar|/ju�reɪn�s/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn�s|-eɪn�s

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. Greek mythology The god of the sky and heavens, son and husband to Gaia, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops
2. astronomy The seventh planet in our solar system, with fifteen moons; discovered in 1781 by w:William_Herschel|Sir William Herschel and alternatively called Herschel or Georgium Sidus until the mid-19th century. Represented in astronomy and astrology by �.

Translations
trans-top|god of the sky and heavens
Bosnian: Uran m
Czech: Uran m
Dutch: Uranus m
Estonian: Uranos
Finnish: Uranos
Greek: ���αν�� (uranós) m
Hungarian: Uránusz
Japanese: ���� (uranosu)
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Korean: ���� (uranuseu)
Latin: Uranus m
Lithuanian: Uranas m
Polish: Uranos m
Portuguese: Urano m
Slovene: Uran m
Swedish: Uranos
Welsh: Wranws
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Slovene: Uran m
Swedish: Uranus#Swedish|Uranus
Tatar: Uran
Telugu: య�ర�నస� (yuraenas^)
Turkish: Uranüs
Welsh: Wranws
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ttbc|Malay: Uranus (3)
ttbc|Slovak: Urán m
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Synonyms
italbrac-colon|planet Georgian planet, Georgium Sidus, Herschel

Related terms
Uranian
uranic
uranium

See also
giant planet
Jovian planet
outer planet
superior planet
Appendix:Planets|Wiktionary appendix of planets

External links
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Finnish

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ur�nus/

Proper noun
Uranus

1. #English|Uranus (planet).

Category:fi:Planets

French

Proper noun
Uranus

1. #English|Uranus. gloss|French

Category:fr:Planets

German

Proper noun
Uranus m

1. #English|Uranus. gloss|German

See also
Uran

Category:de:Planets

Latin

Proper noun
Uranus m (genitive: Urani), Second declension

1. Uranus (Greek god of the sky).
2. The sky (personified as a god in Greek mythology).
3. Uranus (planet).

Category:Eponyms
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Greek mythology
Category:Planets

Swedish

Noun
Uranus

1. #English|Uranus. gloss|Swedish

Category:sv:Planets

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