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Eris

Pronunciation: /¹eː.rɪs/

“Eris” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 2 meanings in English:

proper noun

  1. Eris; a dwarf planet beyond the orbit of Neptune, slightly smaller in diameter than Pluto but more massive, with one known moon, Dysnomia
  2. Eris; the Greek goddess of strife and discord, sister of Ares and counterpart of the Roman goddess Discordia

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris, “Eris, the Greek goddess of strife”), from Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, “strife, discord”). The deeper origin of the Greek noun is uncertain. The astronomical sense is named after the goddess. The object was discovered on 5 January 2005 in data obtained on 21 October 2003 by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz. The…

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