Sirius
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Sīrius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios), usually taken from σείριος (seírios, “scorching; scorcher”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹi.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəs
- Homophone: serious
Proper noun
Sirius
- (astronomy) A binary star system in the constellation Canis Major long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, associated in ancient Egypt with the Nile flood and in Greek and Roman culture with the "dog days" of summer.
Synonyms
- the Dog Star (informal); Alpha Canis Majoris, α Canis Majoris, α CMa (Bayer designation); Canicula (Roman contexts); Sopdet, Sothis (Egyptian contexts); Al Shira (Arab contexts); Blazing Star (uncommon)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations
Translations
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See also
Faroese
Proper noun
Sirius m
- a male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Sirius: Siriusarson or Siriusson
- daughter of Sirius: Siriusardóttir or Siriusdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sirius |
Accusative | Sirius |
Dative | Siriusi |
Genitive | Siriusar |
German
Proper noun
Sirius m (genitive Sirius)
Latin
Etymology
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Proper noun
Sīrius m sg (genitive Sīriī or Sīrī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sīrius |
Genitive | Sīriī Sīrī1 |
Dative | Sīriō |
Accusative | Sīrium |
Ablative | Sīriō |
Vocative | Sīrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
Hypernyms
References
- “Sirius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Sirius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Sirius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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