Deimos

D2E1I1M3O1S1
/ˈdaɪməs/

proper noun

A son of Ares (Latin: Mars), god of terror.

OriginAncient Greek Δεῖμος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA son of Ares (Latin: Mars), god of terror.
  2. astronomyThe outermost natural satellite of Mars.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔεῖμος
  2. EnglishDeimos

From Ancient Greek Δεῖμος (Deîmos), from δειμός (deimós, “terror”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Ancient Greek Δεῖμος
  • Δεῖμος (Deîmos)a son of Ares
Chinese Mandarin 火衛二 /火卫二
  • 火衛二 /火卫二 (Huǒwèi'èr)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Czech Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Dutch Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Finnish Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
French Déimos, Deimos
  • Déimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
  • Déimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
German Deimos
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Greek Δείμος, Δείμος
  • Δείμος (Deímos)a son of Ares
  • Δείμος (Deímos)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Hindi डेमोस
  • डेमोस (ḍemos)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Italian Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Japanese デイモス, ダイモス
  • デイモス (Deimosu)a son of Ares
  • ダイモス (Daimosu)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Korean 데이모스, 데이모스
  • 데이모스 (Deimoseu)a son of Ares
  • 데이모스 (Deimoseu)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Polish Dejmos, Deimos
  • Dejmosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
  • Dejmosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Portuguese Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
Russian Де́ймос, Де́ймос
  • Де́ймос (Déjmos)a son of Ares
  • Де́ймос (Déjmos)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Spanish Deimos, Deimos
  • Deimosa son of Ares
  • Deimosthe outermost natural satellite of Mars
Thai ดีมอส, ไดมอส
  • ดีมอส (dii-mɔ́ɔs)a son of Ares
  • ไดมอส (dai-mɔ́ɔs)a son of Ares
  • ดีมอส (dii-mɔ́ɔs)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
  • ไดมอส (dai-mɔ́ɔs)the outermost natural satellite of Mars
Ukrainian Дейм
  • Дейм (Dejm)a son of Ares

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Deimos

primusgallimimus
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Anagrams

disomeosmide
Cite this entry
APA

Deimos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deimos

MLA

“Deimos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deimos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deimos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deimos.

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