Vega
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
Proper noun
Vega
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
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Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”), which see for more information.
Proper noun
Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)
- A surname from Spanish
- A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
Noun
Vega (plural Vegas)
- (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).
Proper noun
Vega
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Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.
Italian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Vega f
Norwegian
Proper noun
Vega
- A municipality of Nordland, Norway
Spanish
Proper noun
Vega ?
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