Cor Caroli
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Cor Caroli (literally “Charles' heart”).
Proper noun
[edit]- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici; Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum (2.90m).
Translations
[edit]the brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici
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See also
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named by an English physician Sir Charles Scarborough in honor of the executed English King Charles I. Shortened Cor Caroli Regis Martyris, "the Heart of the Martyr King Charles" for a constellation. Later, connected with his son, Charles II by a German astronomer Bode for the brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici, Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum.
Proper noun
[edit]Cor Carolī n sg (genitive Cordis Carolī); third declension
- (astronomy) A - now obsolete - constellation within Canes Venatici.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cor Carolī |
Genitive | Cordis Carolī |
Dative | Cordī Carolī |
Accusative | Cor Carolī |
Ablative | Corde Carolī |
Vocative | Cor Carolī |
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