Sirius
English
Etymology
From Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios), usually taken from σείριος (seírios, “scorching; scorcher”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəs
- Homophone: serious
Proper noun
Sirius
- (astronomy) A binary star system in the constellation Canis Major long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, associated in ancient Egypt with the Nile flood and in Greek and Roman culture with the "dog days" of summer.
Synonyms
- the Dog Star (informal); Alpha Canis Majoris, α Canis Majoris, α CMa (Bayer designation); Canicula (Roman contexts); Sopdet, Sothis (Egyptian contexts); Al Shira (Arab contexts); Blazing Star (uncommon)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (white main sequence star): Sirius A
- (white dwarf): Sirius B
Translations
Translations
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Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Sirius: Siriusarson or Siriusson
- daughter of Sirius: Siriusardóttir or Siriusdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sirius |
Accusative | Sirius |
Dative | Siriusi |
Genitive | Siriusar |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios, “Seirios”), from σείριος (seírios, “scorching, destructive”)
Hypernyms
References
- Sirius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sirius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Sirius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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