Proxima Centauri

English

Etymology

From Latin proximus (“nearest, next”) and centaurī (“of the constellation Centaurus”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔː.ɹi/, /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔ.ɹi/, /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊ.ɹi/

Proper noun

Proxima Centauri

1. (astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

Synonyms

• Alpha Cen C
• Alpha Centauri C
• Prox (“abbreviation”)
• Proxima (“abbreviation”)
• Proxima Cen (“abbreviation”)
• Rigel Kent C

translingual

• Rigel Kentarus C
• α Cen C
• α Centauri C

Derived terms

• Prox
• Proxima
• Proxima Cen
• Proxima Centaurian
• Proxima Centauri b
• Proxima Centauri c

Translations

a red dwarf star

• Armenian: Կենտավրոսի Պրոքսիմա (Kentavrosi Prokʻsima)
• French: Proxima du Centaure, Proxima Centauri (fr), Alpha Centauri C
• German: Proxima Centauri
• Persian: پروکسیما قنطورس
• Russian: Проксима Центавра (ru) (Proksima Centavra)
• Spanish: Próxima Centauro

Latin

Etymology

From proxima Centauri (“nearest star of Centaurus”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔk.sɪ.ma kɛnˈtau̯.rɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔk.si.ma t͡ʃenˈtaːu̯.ri]

Proper noun

Proxima Centauri f sg (genitive Proximae Centauriis); first declension

1. (astronomy) The star α Centauri C in the constellation Centaurus.

Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Proxima Centauri
genitive	Proximae Centauriis
dative	Proximae Centauriī
accusative	Proximam Centauriem
ablative	Proximā Centauriī Proximā Centaurie
vocative	Proxima Centauri