Canopus
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canopus
- (astronomy) A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.
- (Greek mythology) The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
- An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
Derived terms
Translations
star
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Menelaus' pilot
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Noun
Canopus (plural Canopuses)
- A canopic jar.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κάνωπος (Kánōpos, “Canopus”), Κάνωβος (Kánōbos, “Canobus”). Possibly Arabic جَنُوب (janūb, “south”) is cognate; compare the southeastern wall of the Kaaba pointing to the star and bearing the name جَنُوب (janūb).[1][2]
Proper noun
Canōpus m sg (genitive Canōpī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
- A luxury town in northern Egypt
- (by extension, poetic) Lower Egypt
- The star Canopus
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Canōpus |
Genitive | Canōpī |
Dative | Canōpō |
Accusative | Canōpum |
Ablative | Canōpō |
Vocative | Canōpe |
Locative | Canōpī |
References
- “Canopus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Canopus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ “The Qibla Of Early Mosques: Jerusalem Or Makkah?”, on Islamic Awareness, 2 July 2001 – 3 November 2001.
- ^ “Canopus” in Constellation-Guide, 2014.
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