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Definition: Luna |
LunaNoun1. The goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Luna" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "moon". |
Date "Luna" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Etymology: Luna \Lu"na\, noun. [Latin expression; akin to lucere to shine. See Light, noun, and compare to Lune.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Luna An ancient seaport of Genoa, whence the marble quarried in the neighbourhood is called "marmo lunense." (Orlando Furioso.) Conte di Luna. Garzia, brother of Count Luna, had two sons. One day a gipsy was found in their chamber, and being seized, was condemned to be burnt alive. The daughter of the gipsy, out of revenge, vowed vengeance, and stole Manrico, the infant son of Garzia. It so fell out that the count and Manrico both fell in love with the Princess Leonora, who loved Manrico only. Luna and Manrico both fall into the hands of the count, and are condemned to death, when Leonora promises to "give herself" to Luna, provided he liberates Manrico both fall into the hands of the count, and are condemned to death, when Leonora promises to "give herself" to Luna, provided he liberates Manrico. The count accepts the terms, and goes to the prison to fulfil his promise, when Leonora dies from poison which she has sucked from a ring. Soon as Manrico sees that Leonora is dead, he also dies. (Verdi: Il Trovatore, an opera. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Luna "Loony" Lovegood is a fictional character from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is described as looking like an embodiment of dottiness, with her wand tucked behind her ear for safe keeping and a necklace made of butterbeer caps. Luna's father is the editor of The Quibbler, where he prints "important stories he thinks the public needs to know." The stories are often untrue and silly, however Luna believes them, resulting in her having several bizarre beliefs. Luna's mother died when she was nine.Luna is in Ravenclaw and Ginny Weasley's year. She is called "Loony Lovegood" behind her back, though she is aware of this. Some of her classmates steal her possessionss and hide them for the fun of it. When she told Harry this, she unintentionally won his sympathy. Harry offered to help her find her lost things, but she refused.
Luna was never mentioned before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, though in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire it was mentioned that the Lovegood family lived in the area of The Burrow. It hasn't been directly stated that the Lovegoods mentioned in Goblet of Fire are Luna's family, but that is probably the case.
Luna has waist-length dirty blond hair and is described as having a dazed look. Luna joined Dumbledore's Army and was involved in the battle in the Department of Mysteries.
- Luna's entry in the Harry Potter Lexicon
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This page refers to Earth's moon. For other moons in the solar system, please see natural satellite. See also: the Luna program of unmanned space missions. For other things named Moon see Moon (disambiguation).
Luna
Orbital characteristics Mean radius 384,400 km Eccentricity 0.0549 Revolution period 27d 7h 43.7m Inclination 5.1454° Is a satellite of Earth Physical characteristics Equatorial diameter 3,474.8 km Surface area 38 million km2 Mass 7.349 × 1022 kg Mean density 3.34 g/cm3 Surface gravity 1.62 m/s2 Rotation period 27d 7h 43.7m Axial tilt 1.5424° Albedo 0.12 Surface temp
min mean max K 250 K K Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 3 × 10-13kPa Helium 25% Neon 25% Hydrogen 23% Argon 20% Methane
Ammonia
Carbon dioxidetrace Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0.6% Sodium 0.3% Chromium 0.2% Potassium 0.1% Manganese 0.1% Sulfur 0.1% Phosphorus 500ppm Carbon 100ppm Nitrogen 100ppm Hydrogen 50ppm Helium 20ppm The Moon is the largest satellite of the Earth. It has no formal name other than "The Moon" although it is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon) to distinguish it from the generic "moon." The words moon and month come from the same Old English root word.
The color image of the Moon to the right was taken by the Galileo spacecraft at 9:35 a.m. PST December 9, 1990, at a range of about 350,000 miles.
The side of Luna that faces away from the Earth is properly called "the far side." It is sometimes referred to as the "dark side" of the Moon. In this case "dark" means unknown and hidden; it also refers to the "communications black out" which occurs as a spacecraft travels on the far side; this black out is a result of the moon's mass blocking radio signals. This term, "dark side", is often erroneously interperted as referring to a lack of solar radiation. The Sun can be seen from the far side. Most of the far side cannot be seen from the Earth, because the planet and its moon have a synchronic relationship; a small portion of the far side can be seen, from Earth, due to libration.
The near side of Luna is covered with ~30,000 craters having a diameter of at least 1 kilometer. The largest crater on Luna, and indeed the largest known crater within the solar system, forms the South Pole-Aitken basin. This crater is located on the far side, near the south pole, and is some 2,240km in diameter, and 13km in depth.
The Moon and the Celestial Sphere
The Moon makes a complete orbit of the celestial sphere about every four weeks. Each hour the moon moves in the sky a distance close to its perceived angular size, or by about 0.5º. The Moon always remains within a path, called the Zodiac, which extends about 8º on either side of the ecliptic. Luna crosses the ecliptic about once every 2 weeks.
Brief History of Lunar Understanding
During the ancient period, it was not uncommon for cultures to believe that Luna died each night, thus descending into the underworld; other cultures believed that the moon chased Sol (and vice-versa). By the medieval period, some believed that Luna was a "perfectly smooth" sphere; and some believed that there were oceans there (see: maria). As late as the 1920s (or so), it was believed that Luna might have a breatheable atmosphere (or so science fiction of the period seems to indicate). In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon.
Physical characteristics
Since the Moon's rotational period is exactly the same as its orbital period, we always see the same face of the Moon pointed towards the Earth. This synchronicity is a result of friction having slowed down the Moon's rotation in its early history, a process known as tidal locking. As a result of tidal locking, the Earth's rotation is also gradually being slowed down by the Moon, and the Moon is slowly receding from the Earth as the Earth's rotational momentum is transferred to the Moon's orbital momentum. The gravitional attraction that the Moon exerts on the Earth is the cause of tides in the sea. Tidal flow is synchronised to the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
The Earth and Moon orbit about a common center of mass, which lies about 4700 km from the Earth's center. Since the common center of mass of the Earth-Moon system (the barycenter) is located within Earth, Earth's motion is more commonly described as a "wobble." When viewed from Earth's North pole, the Earth and Moon rotate counter clockwise about their axes, Moon orbits Earth counter-clockwise and Earth orbits the Sun counter-clockwise.
The Moon's orbital plane about the Earth is inclined by 5 degrees with respect to the Earth's orbital plane about the Sun (the ecliptic plane). The Moon's orbital plane along with its spin axis rotates clockwise with a period of 18.6 years, always maintaining the 5 degree inclination. The points where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic are called the lunar "nodes": the North (or ascending) node is where the Moon crosses to the North of the ecliptic; the South (or descending ) node where it crosses to the South. Solar eclipses occur when a node coincides with the new Moon; lunar eclipses when a node coincides with the full Moon.
The inclination of the Moon's orbit makes it rather unlikely that the Moon formed along with the Earth or was captured later; its origin is the subject of strong scientific debate. The most accepted theory states that the Moon originated from the collision between the young Earth and an impactor the size of Mars (sometimes called Theia) and was formed from material ejected from Earth as a result of the collision. This is called the Giant Impact theory. New simulations published in August 2001 support this theory . This theory is also corroborated by the fact that the Moon has all the same minerals as the Earth, albeit in different proportions.
The geological epochs of the Moon are defined based on the dating of various significant impact events in the Moon's history.
Tidal forces deformed the once molten Moon into an ellipsoid, with the major axis pointed towards the Earth.
Composition
More than 4.5 billion years ago, the surface of the Moon was a liquid magma ocean. Scientists think that one component of lunar rocks, KREEP (K-potassium, Rare Earth Elements, and P-phosphorus), represents the last chemical remnant of that magma ocean. KREEP is actually a composite of what scientists term "incompatible elements": those which cannot fit into a crystal structure and thus were left behind, floating to the surface of the magma. For researchers, KREEP is a convenient tracer, useful for reporting the story of the volcanic history of the lunar crust and chronicling the frequency of impacts by comets and other celestial bodies.
The lunar crust is composed of a variety of primary elements, including uranium, thorium, potassium, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, titanium, calcium, aluminum and hydrogen. When bombarded by cosmic rays, each element bounces back into space its own radiation, in the form of gamma rays. Some elements, such as uranium, thorium and potassium, are radioactive and emit gamma rays on their own. However, regardless of what causes them, gamma rays for each element are all different from one another -- each produces a unique spectral "signature," detectable by a spectrometer. A complete global mapping of the Moon for the abundance of these elements has never been performed.
Presence of water
Over time, comets and meteorites continually bombard the Moon. Many of these objects are water-rich. Energy from sunlight splits much of this water into its constituent elements hydrogen and oxygen, both of which usually fly off into space immediately. However, it has been hypothesized that significant traces of water remain on the moon, either on the surface, or embedded within the crust. The results of the Clementine mission suggested that small, frozen pockets of water ice (remnants of water-rich comet impacts) may be embedded unmelted in the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar crust. Although the pockets are thought to be small, the overall amount of water was suggested to be quite significant - one billion cubic meters, or an amount the size of Lake Erie.
Moon craters (magnify)Some water molecules, however, may have literally hopped along the surface and gotten trapped inside craters at the lunar poles. Due to the very slight "tilt" of the Moon's axis, only 1.5°, some of these deep craters never receive any light from the Sun - they are permanently shadowed. It is in such craters that scientists expect to find frozen water if it is there at all. If found, water ice could be mined and then split into hydrogen and oxygen by solar panel-equipped electric power stations or a nuclear generator. The presence of usable quantities of water on the Moon would be an important factor in rendering lunar habitation cost-effective, since transporting water (or hydrogen and oxygen) from Earth would be prohibitively expensive.
The equatorial Moon rock collected by Apollo astronauts contained no traces of water. Neither the Lunar Prospector nor more recent surveys, such as those of the Smithsonian Institution, have found any evidence of lunar water, ice, or water vapour.
Magnetic field
Compared to that of the Earth, the Moon has a very small magnetic field. While some of the Moon's magnetism is thought to be intrinsic (such as a strip of the lunar crust called the Rima Sirsalis), collision with other celestial bodies might have imparted some of the Moon's magnetic properties. Indeed, a long-standing question in planetary science is whether an airless solar system body, such as the Moon, can obtain magnetism from impact processes such as comets and asteroids. Magnetic measurements can also supply information about the size and electrical conductivity of the lunar core -- evidence that will help scientists better understand the Moon's origins. For instance, if the core contains more magnetic elements (such as iron) than the Earth, then the impact theory loses some credibility (although there are alternate explanations for why the lunar core might contain less iron).
Blanketed atop the Moon's crust is a dusty outer rock layer called regolith. Both the crust and regolith are unevenly distributed over the entire Moon. The crust ranges from 38 miles (60 km) on the near side to 63 miles (100 km) on the far side. The regolith varies from 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in the maria to 33 to 66 feet (10 to 20 meters) in the highlands. Scientists think that such asymmetry of the lunar crust most likely accounts for the Moon's off-set center of mass. Crustal asymmetry may also explain differences in lunar terrain, such as the dominance of smooth rock (maria) on the near side of the Moon.
Atmosphere
The Moon has a relatively insignificant and tenuous atmosphere. One source of this atmosphere is outgassing - the release of gases, for instance radon, which originate deep within the Moon's interior. Another important source of gases is the solar wind, which is briefly captured by the Moon's gravity.
Observation of the Moon
By what can only be a truly extraordinary coincidence, the apparent size of the Moon as seen from the Earth is almost exactly the same as the apparent size of the Sun, so that total solar eclipses are possible where the Moon almost completely covers the Sun and the solar corona becomes visible to the naked eye.
The Moon (and also the Sun) appear larger when close to the horizon. This is a purely psychological effect (atmospheric refraction and its larger distance actually causes the image of the Moon near the horizon to be slightly smaller); it is assumed that size judgments for overhead objects were not important during evolution of the cognitive apparatus and are therefore inaccurate. [1]
Moon surface (magnify)Various lighter and darker colored areas create the patterns seen by different cultures as the Man in the Moon, the rabbit and the buffalo, amongst others. Craters and mountain chains are also prominent lunar features. The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains are called maria, latin for seas, since they were believed by ancient astronomers to be water-filled seas. The lighter-colored highlands are called terrae.
During the brightest full moons, the Moon can have an apparent magnitude of about -12.6. For comparison, the Sun has an apparent magnitude of -26.8.
See also: Lunar phase.
The exploration of the Moon
The far side of the Moon was first seen on September 15, 1959 when the unmanned Soviet probe Luna 2 was launched into an orbit over it.
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder at Taurus-Littrow during third EVA. (magnify)Humans first landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as the culmination of a Cold War-inspired space race between Russia and America. The first astronaut on the Moon was Neil Armstrong, captain of Apollo 11. The last man to stand on the Moon was Eugene Cernan, who as part of Apollo 17 walked on the Moon in December 1972. A full list of lunar astronauts
The Apollo 11 crew left a 9 by 7 inch stainless steel plaque on the moon, to commemorate the landing and provide basic information of the visit to any other beings who may eventually see it. The plaque reads:
The plaque depicts the two sides of planet Earth, and is signed by the three astronauts, as well as US President Richard Nixon.
- Here men from the Planet Earth first set foot upon the moon, July 1969, A.D.
- We came in peace for all mankind.'
The European Space Agency and People's Republic of China both have plans to launch probes to explore the Moon in the near future. European spacecraft Smart 1 was launched September 27, 2003 and is expected to reach lunar orbit in early 2005. It will survey the lunar environment and create an X-ray map of the Moon. [1] The PRC has expressed ambitious plans for exploring the Moon and is investigating the prospect of lunar mining, specifically looking for the isotope Helium-3 for use as an energy source on Earth. [1]
In 2001 Philippe Lheureux published his claim that photographs taken by NASA astronauts on the Moon were actually faked on Earth.
The Moon in myth and folk culture
The Moon has figured prominently in various mythologies and folk beliefs. The numerous lunar deities are often female such as the Greek goddesses Selene and Artemis, their Roman equivalents Luna and Diana or the Thracian Bendis. However males are also found, such as Nanna or Sin of the Mesopotamians, Thoth of the Egyptians and the Japanese god Susanowo, along with Isil in J. R. R. Tolkien's invented Middle-earth mythology.
The words lunacy, lunatic and loony are derived from Luna because of the folk belief in the Moon as a cause of periodic insanity. Folklore also stated that lycanthropes such as werewolves and weretigers, mythical creatures capable of changing form between human and beast, drew their power from the Moon and would change into their bestial form during the full Moon.
Related articles
- Transient lunar phenomenon
- Detailed image of almost full Moon
- List of Lunar craters
- List of Lunar mountains
- List of Lunar valleys
- Lunar mare
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- Do things get crazy when the moon is full? by Cecil Adams
- Once in a Blue Moon - What is a blue moon? by Ann-Marie Imbornoni
- The Moon In Folklore - by Virginia Marin
- Moon shots 'faked' - BBC report
- Moonhoax website
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Moon."
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In Greek mythology, Selene ("moon") (Roman equivalent: Luna) was an ancient lunar goddess, daughter of Hyperion and Theia. She was eventually largely supplanted by Artemis. Though she was usually a daughter of Hyperion and Theia, Selene was occasionally described as a daughter of Zeus, Pallas or Helios (who is more often her brother).She loved a handsome shepherd (or, more rarely, a king or a hunter) named Endymion from Asia Minor. He was so beautiful that Selene asked Zeus to grant him eternal life so he would never leave her. Alternatively, Selene trusted and loved Endymion so much he made the decision to live forever in sleep. Either way, Zeus blessed him by putting him into an eternal sleep. Every night, Selene visited him where he was buried on Mt. Latmus near Milete, in Asia Minor. Selene and Endymion had fifty daughters including Naxos.
Though the story of Endymion is best known today, Selene also had three daughters with Zeus (including Pandia) and, according to the some sources, the Nemean Lion as well. Pan gave her a herd of white oxen.
In art, Selene was depicted as a young woman with a pale face, riding a silver chariot pulled by two horses. Often, she was shown riding a horse or bull, wearing robes and a half-moon on her head and carrying a torch.
After her brother, Helios, the sun, finished his journey across the sky, Selene began hers as night fell upon the earth.
In Rome, Luna ("moon") had a temple on the Aventine Hill. It was built in the 6th century BC but destroyed in the fire under Nero.
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Luna is Sailor Moon's Guide Cat. She is there to train Sailor Moon and the other Senshi. She gave the Senshi their Transformation Pens and Sailor Moon her locket.Luna is also a latin word meaning "moon".
See also: Sailor Moon
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
LUNA | English | Leuchtendatei fuer UnfallfluchtNAchforschungen | Computer - (INPOL) |
| Luster | English | Luna and Dust + er | Transportation |
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Crosswords: Luna |
| English words defined with "Luna": Actias ♦ genus Actias ♦ luna moth, lunar caustic ♦ Saturnian, Selene ♦ The bodies seven. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Luna": Hurd ♦ Jewels ♦ Leonora ♦ Marmo Lunense, Merlo. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Luna": translunary. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Luna" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (moon), Esperanto (lunar), Italian (moon), Latin (curve, make crescent-shaped, month, moon, the moon), Lombard (moon), Occitan (moon), Papiamen (moon), Provencal (moon), Sicilian (moon), Spanish (lunch, luncheon, moon). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | La bella luna! The moon brings the woman to the man. Capice (Moonstruck; writing credit: John Patrick Shanley. Starring Cher as Loretta Castorini and Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri.) Luna, help me push the car. (Sleeper; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman) | |
Lyrics | Last time La Luna, (New Moon on Monday; performing artist: Duran Duran) This time La Luna, (New Moon on Monday; performing artist: Duran Duran) Shaq and Nelly took a trip fromm the Luna to Neptunes (Hot in Herre; performing artist: NELLY) | |
Movie/TV Titles | UFO: Distruggete base Luna! (1974) La Serpiente de la luna de los piratas (1973) Sorella luna Fratello sole (1972) La Ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1972) Cabalgando a la luna (1971) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | State Commission for the Luna Sample. Credit: NASA. |  | Niagara, Luna Island. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Snow-covered trees, Luna Island, Niagara Falls] / Geo. Barker, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Night in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Whirl of the Whirl, Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Seventy-one years, or, My life with photography. Luna Park at night. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Luna Park. Luna Park at night. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | American Falls from Luna Island. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Coney Island, Luna Park [i.e., Dreamland]. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Kavkaz. Luna. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Luna Park" by Thomas Hamlyn-Harris Commentary: "The entrance to Luna park taken from the ferry." | "Radio luna" by Lucian Binder Commentary: "Radio luna." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Honduras | One suspect in the murder of Luna Lopez, Oscar Aurelio "Machetillo" Rodriguez Molina, remained in prison and reported that he was threatened after giving his testimony. (references) |
Honduras | In February the Public Ministry issued a warrant for the arrest of former military official Jorge Adolfo Chavez Hernandez in the investigation of the 1998 murder of Carlos Antonio Luna Lopez, a town councilman in Catacamas, Olancho department. (references) | |
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| "Luna" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 88.00% of the time. "Luna" is used about 50 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 88% | 44 | 51,500 |
| Noun (singular) | 12% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 50 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Luna" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Luna | First name Female | 2,000 | 2,859 |
| Luna | Last name | 23,000 | 492 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "Luna": Actias luna ♦ Luna cornea ♦ Luna County ♦ luna moth ♦ Luna Pier ♦ Puerto De Luna. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
luna | 915 | sol y luna | 32 |
luna lane | 753 | eva luna | 31 |
luna silvina | 372 | luna llena | 31 |
luna moth | 235 | hotel luna | 31 |
luna bar | 188 | luna moths | 30 |
la luna | 169 | barbara luna | 29 |
diego luna | 146 | luna pier | 28 |
luna sea | 129 | cafe luna | 28 |
luna park | 92 | loca luna | 26 |
dieta de la luna | 81 | luna lane pic | 26 |
de fotos luna silvina | 73 | hotel luna baglioni | 24 |
luna de miel | 68 | luna community college | 22 |
de fases la luna | 61 | la luna nueva | 21 |
bella luna | 58 | luna pier mi | 21 |
lovegood luna | 54 | desnuda luna silvina | 21 |
hijo and de and la and luna | 46 | luna vachon | 21 |
luna halo | 43 | luna yoshi | 20 |
carpet luna | 39 | de eclipse luna | 20 |
luna nagai | 38 | denise luna | 19 |
lounge luna | 37 | luna salvaje | 19 |
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| Language | Translations for "Luna"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Greek | Σελήνη. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | unalay.(various references) | |
Turkish | Gümüş (argent, silver), Ay Tanrıçası, Ay (month, moon). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O hlioV metastrafhsetai eiV skotoV kai h selhnh eiV aima prin h elqein thn hmeran kuriou thn megalhn kai epifanh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sol convertetur in tenebras et luna in sanguinem antequam veniat dies Domini magnus et manifestus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Sunne sceall genipan,mona sceall gehwierfan to blode,beforan Drihtnes great and wuldorlic dæg cyme. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The sunne schal be turned in to derknessis, and the moone in to blood, bifor that the greet and the opyn dai of the Lord come. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The sunne shalbe turned into darknes and the mone into bloud before that greate and notable daye of the Lorde come. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory: |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Albanian | Dielli do të kthehet në errësirë dhe hëna në gjak, para se të vijë dita e madhe dhe e lavdishme e Zotit. |
| Cebuano | ang Adlaw mahimong kangitngit ug ang Bulan mahimong dugo, sa dili pa moabut ang adlaw sa Ginoo, ang daku ug dayag nga adlaw. |
| Chinese | 日 頭 要 變 為 黑 暗 、 月 亮 要 變 為 血 、 這 都 在 主 大 而 明 顯 的 日 子 未 到 以 前 。 |
| Croatian | Sunce æe se prometnut u tminu, a mjesec u krv prije nego svane Dan Gospodnji velik i slavan. |
| Danish | Solen skal forvandles til Mørke og Månen til Blod, førend Herrens store og herlige Dag kommer. |
| Dutch | De zon zal veranderd worden in duisternis, en de maan in bloed, eer dat de grote en doorluchtige dag des Heeren komt. |
| Finnish | Aurinko muuttuu pimeydeksi ja kuu vereksi, ennenkuin Herran päivä tulee, se suuri ja julkinen. |
| French | Le soleil se changera en ténèbres, Et la lune en sang, Avant l`arrivée du jour du Seigneur, De ce jour grand et glorieux. |
| German | die Sonne soll sich verkehren in Finsternis und der Mond in Blut, ehe denn der große und offenbare Tag des HERRN kommt. |
| Haitian Creole | Solèy la pral vin tou nwa. Lalin lan pral vin wouj kou san, anvan jou Mèt la rive. Se va yon gwo jou, yon bèl jou tou! |
| Hungarian | A nap sötétséggé változik, és a hold vérré, minekelõtte eljõ az Úrnak ama nagy és fényes napja. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Matahari akan menjadi gelap, bulan menjadi merah seperti darah sebelum Hari Tuhan, hari yang besar dan mulia itu datang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka matahari akan dikelamkan, dan bulan menjadi darah, sebelum tiba Hari Tuhan, yaitu Hari yang besar dan mulia itu. |
| Italian | Il sole si muterà in tenebra e la luna in sangue, prima che giunga il giorno del Signore, giorno grande e splendido. |
| Latvian | Saule pârvçrtîsies tumsâ un mçness asinîs, iekams nâks Kunga lielâ un redzamâ diena. |
| Maori | Ko te ra ka huri hei pouri, ko te marama hoki hei toto, i mua o te putanga mai o te ra o te Ariki, taua ra nui whakaharahara, rongonui. |
| Norwegian | solen skal bli til mørke og månen til blod, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og herlige. |
| Portuguese | O sol se converterá em trevas, e a lua em sangue, antes que venha o grande e glorioso dia do Senhor. |
| Rumanian | soarele se va preface kn kntunerec, wi luna kn sknge, knainte ca sq vinq ziua Domnului, ziua aceea mare wi strqlucitq. |
| Russian | уПМОГЕ РТЕЧТБФЙФУС ЧП ФШНХ, Й МХОБ--Ч ЛТПЧШ, РТЕЦДЕ ОЕЦЕМЙ ОБУФХРЙФ ДЕОШ зПУРПДЕОШ, ЧЕМЙЛЙК Й УМБЧОЩК. |
| Shuar | Tura Tsawái nantusha kajinkiattawai. Tura nantusha mushatmar numpa Núniktatui. Uunt tsawant achikmiajna nu jeatsain, Túrunattawai. Nú tsawantcha Imiá nekas uunt átatui. |
| Spanish | El sol se convertirá en tinieblas, y la luna en sangre, antes que venga el día del Señor, grande y glorioso. |
| Swahili | jua litatiwa giza, na mwezi utakuwa mwekundu kama damu, kabla ya kutokea ile siku kuu na tukufu ya Bwana. |
| Swedish | Solen skall vändas i mörker och månen i blod, förrän Herrens dag kommer, den stora och härliga. |
| Uma | Mobengi mpai' eo, wula molei hewa raa', kako'ia-na rata Eo Pue', eo to bohe pai' to mobaraka' lia. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Luna": lunacies, lunacy, lunar, lunarian, lunarians, lunars, lunas, lunate, lunated, lunately, lunatic, lunatics, lunation, lunations. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Luna": circumlunar, cislunar, interlunar, interlunary, semilunar, sublunar, sublunary, superlunar, superlunary. (additional references) | |
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"Luna" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ilunga, Leuna, Linha, Liuba, Lonja, Lonka, Lowna, Luang, Lubnaig, Luhan, lunad, Lunan, Lunb, Lunga, luni, Lunik, Lunk, Lunnan, Lunns, Lunnun, Lupa, Luwai, Luxan, Pluna. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Luna" (pronounced luw"nu) |
| 3 | -uw" n u | kahuna, koruna, Kuna, Laguna, tuna, vicuna. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: ulan, ulna. | |
| Words within the letters "a-l-n-u" | |
-2 letters: al, an, la, na, nu, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-l-n-u" | |
+1 letter: annul, lauan, lunar, lunas, uhlan, ulans, ulnad, ulnae, ulnar, ulnas, ulpan, unlay, yulan. | |
+2 letters: alumin, alumna, alumni, annual, annuli, annuls, anural, auntly, canful, canula, cuneal, eluant, faunal, flaunt, fungal, glucan, hangul, inhaul, lacuna, lacune, laguna, lagune, landau, langue, langur, lanugo, lauans, launce, launch, lingua, lumina, lunacy, lunars, lunate, lungan, lunula, lurdan, manful, manual, nebula, neural, nilgau, nounal, nuchal, nullah, panful, paulin, ranula, suldan, sultan, uhlans, ulpans, unable, uncial, unclad, ungual, ungula, unlace, unlade, unlaid, unlash, unlays, unlead, unload, unnail, unreal, unseal, upland, uranyl, urinal, walnut, yulans, zonula. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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