Dysnomia.
Dysnomia; the only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris
Meaning & usage
Dysnomia; the only known moon of the dwarf planet Eris
Dysnomia går i bane rundt dvergplaneten Eris.
Dysnomia; the female personification of lawlessness and bad government, a daughter of Eris and the counterpart of Eunomia, the personification of good order
Dysnomia personifiserte lovløshet i gresk mytologi.
Where this word comes from
Internationalism, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δυσνομία (Dusnomía, “Dysnomia, personification of lawlessness”), from Ancient Greek δυσνομία (dusnomía, “lawlessness, bad government”), from Ancient Greek δύσνομος (dúsnomos, “lawless”), from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad, ill-”) + Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom; law”). The latter belongs to the family of Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, “to distribute, allot”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute”), while δυσ- (dus-) continues Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad”). The astronomical sense is named after the mythological Dysnomia, a daughter of Eris and the personification of lawlessness. Before receiving its official name in 2006, the moon had the provisional designation S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1 and was informally nicknamed Gabrielle, while Eris was informally called Xena. The name Dysnomia was also chosen as an allusion to Lucy Lawless, the actress who portrayed Xena. Parallel international forms include Danish Dysnomia, Swedish Dysnomia, German Dysnomia, Dutch Dysnomia, Finnish Dysnomia, Welsh Dysnomia and English Dysnomia.
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