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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/09/09 16:08 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.
Charon
From Ancient Greek Χᾰ́ρων (Khắrōn).
Charōn m sg (genitive Charontis or Charontos or Charōnis); third declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ōn or non-Greek-type or non-Greek-type; two different stems), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Charōn |
| genitive | Charontis Charontos Charōnis |
| dative | Charontī Charōnī |
| accusative | Charonta Charontem Charōnem |
| ablative | Charonte Charōne |
| vocative | Charōn |
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