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Taranis

Taranis proper noun: the Celtic god of thunder.

Proper noun

Taranis

  1. (Celtic mythology) The Celtic god of thunder.

Origin of Taranis

From the Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *toranos (“thunder”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“thunder”), related to Proto-Germanic *þunraz.

Questions about Taranis

What does Taranis mean?
Taranis means the Celtic god of thunder.
What part of speech is Taranis?
Taranis is a proper noun.

Words near Taranis in the dictionary

  1. tarands
  2. Tarangan
  3. Tarangnan
  4. Tarango
  5. Tarangos
  6. Taranis
  7. Taranna
  8. tarans
  9. tarantara
  10. tarantaras
  11. tarantas

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