Word.ws English Dictionary

Eridanus

/əˈrɪdənəs/

Eridanus proper noun: a large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.

Proper noun

Eridanus

  1. A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
  2. (Greek) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.
    • When Cycnus, Phaeton’s lover/friend/relative/reports vary learned of his fate he wept so long and so loudly on the banks of the Eridanus that to ease his sorrow (and cease the sound) the gods turned him into a Mute swan and it is from this myth that the term ‘Swan Song’ originates.2024 January 4, Reda Wigle, “National Bird Day: Celebrate the kind you are based on your zodiac sign”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan...

Eridanus meaning in Hindi, Tagalog and Malay

Eridanus in Hindi

constellation
स्रोतस्विनी तारामंडल srotasvinī tārāmaṇḍal

Eridanus in Tagalog

constellation
Ilog

Eridanus in Malay

constellation
Sungai

Origin of Eridanus

Learned borrowing from Latin Ēridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ērĭdănós).

Words formed from Eridanus

  • Eridani

Questions about Eridanus

What does Eridanus mean?
Eridanus means a large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
What is Eridanus in Hindi?
Eridanus in Hindi is स्रोतस्विनी तारामंडल (srotasvinī tārāmaṇḍal). See Eridanus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Eridanus?
Eridanus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Eridanus?
Eridanus is pronounced /əˈrɪdənəs/.

Words near Eridanus in the dictionary

  1. Ericsson
  2. ericssonite
  3. Eridanid
  4. Eridanids
  5. Eridanos
  6. Eridanus
  7. Eridge
  8. Eridian
  9. Eridians
  10. Eridu
  11. Erie

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Eridanus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Eridanus.wav.

Cite this entry: “Eridanus.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/eridanus. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.