Deneb

English

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة (dajāja, “hen”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnɛb/

Proper noun

Deneb

1. (astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.

Translations

blue giant in Cygnus

• Arabic: ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة m (ḏanab ad-dajāja)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 天津四 (tin¹ zeon¹ sei³)

  Mandarin: 天津四 (Tiānjīnsì)

• Finnish: Deneb
• French: Deneb (fr)
• German: Deneb
• Japanese: デネブ (ja) (Denebu)
• Maori: Whetū-kaupō, Kaipō, Whetūkaupō
• Russian: Денеб (Deneb)
• Scottish Gaelic: Leisgeag Àrd f
• Spanish: Deneb m

Anagrams

• Bende, Deben

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”).

Proper noun

Deneb f

1. Deneb

Anagrams

• bende

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.nɛp/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɛp
• Syllabification: De‧neb

Proper noun

Deneb m animal

1. Deneb (blue-white supergiant star)

   Synonym: Arided

Declension

Declension of Deneb

	singular
nominative	Deneb
genitive	Deneba
dative	Denebowi
accusative	Deneba
instrumental	Denebem
locative	Denebie
vocative	Denebie

Further reading

• Deneb in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Deneb in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

Proper noun

Deneb m

1. (astronomy) Deneb (blue giant in Cygnus)