Enif
English
Etymology
From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”) (i.e. of Pegasus).
Proper noun
Enif
- (astronomy) A type-LC irregular variable supergiant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star, or telescopically as an apparent triple star, marking the nose of the horse in the northern constellation of Pegasus.
- 1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 327:
- [Enif, Enf, and Enir, all titles for this, are from Al Anf, the Nose, by which the Arabians designated it.]
Synonyms
- ε (epsilon) Pegasi (primary designation), ε Peg (abbreviated form), Epsilon Pegasi (Latinized form)
Holonyms
References
- “Naming Stars”, in International Astronomical Union, 2018 June 1, List of IAU-approved Star Names.
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Further reading
- Epsilon Pegasi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”).
Proper noun
Enif f