Sirius

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun

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From Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seirios)

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Singular Sirius

Plural -

Sirius

1. (astronomy) A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star.

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• (bluish-white star): Al Shira, Blazing Star, Canicula, Dog Star

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From Ancient Greek Σείριος (“‘Seirios’”) < σείριος (“‘scorching, destructive’”)

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Sīrius (genitive Sīriī); m, second declension

1. (astronomy) Sirius