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Merkur.

Mercury; the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, a rocky planet with no natural satellites

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/¹mærˈkʉːr/[mæɾˈkʉ̀ːɾ]

  1. Mercury; the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, a rocky planet with no natural satellites

    Merkur kan bare sees i kortere perioder fordi planeten ligger så nær Sola på himmelen.

  2. Mercury; the Roman god of commerce, merchants, travellers and communication, identified with the Greek god Hermes and traditionally regarded as the messenger of the gods

    Roman
    Merkur blir ofte fremstilt med vingesko og en stav omslynget av slanger.
Where this word comes from

Internationalism, based on Latin Mercurius (“Mercury, the Roman god; the planet Mercury”). The Norwegian form is a shortened adaptation of the Latin name, with final -ius omitted. The Latin name itself is of uncertain origin, possibly connected with merx (“merchandise, goods”), or perhaps ultimately from Etruscan and subsequently influenced by Latin merx. The astronomical sense is named after the Roman deity. The association reflects Mercury's traditional swiftness; the planet moves around the Sun faster than any other planet, completing an orbit in about 88 Earth days. Compare Danish Merkur, German Merkur, Czech Merkur, Swedish Merkurius, Finnish Merkurius, French Mercure and English Mercury.

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