Fomalhaut

English

Formalhaut, in Piscis Austrinus

Etymology

From Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

Proper noun

Fomalhaut

1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.

Synonyms

• Lonely Star of Autumn

Translations

star

• Arabic: فَمُ الْحُوت m (famu l-ḥūt)
• Catalan: Fomalhaut
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 北落師門／北落师门 (bak¹ lok⁶ si¹ mun⁴)

  Mandarin: 北落師門／北落师门 (zh) (běiluòshīmén)

• Dutch: Fomalhaut
• Finnish: Fomalhaut
• French: Fomalhaut (fr)
• German: Fomalhaut
• Greek: Φομαλώ (Fomaló)
• Hawaiian: Ahiwela
• Italian: Fomalhaut
• Japanese: フォーマルハウト (Fōmaruhauto)
• Korean: 포말하우트 (Pomalhauteu)
• Latin: ōs piscis merīdiāni
• Lithuanian: Fomalhautas
• Maori: Ōtamarākau
• Persian: دهان ماهی (dahân-e mâhi)
• Polish: Fomalhaut
• Portuguese: Fomalhaut f
• Russian: Фомальга́ут (ru) m (Fomalʹgáut)
• Slovak: Fomalhaut
• Spanish: Fomalhaut m
• Swedish: Fomalhaut

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

Proper noun

Fomalhaut f

1. (astronomy) Fomalhaut

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

Proper noun

Fomalhaut f

1. (astronomy) Fomalhaut

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).

Proper noun

Fomalhaut ?

1. (astronomy) Fomalhaut