Altair
See also: altair
English
Etymology
From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈæltaɪə(ɹ)/, (also) /ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/
Audio (General American); /ˈɔːltɛəɹ/: (file) Audio (General American); /ˈɔːltaɪəɹ/: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Altair
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Derived terms
Translations
star
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Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
Proper noun
Altair f
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈta.ir/
- Rhymes: -air
- Syllabification: Al‧ta‧ir
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Altair f (indeclinable)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.
Proper noun
Altair m inan
- Altair (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)
Declension
Declension of Altair
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Altair |
| genitive | Altairu |
| dative | Altairowi |
| accusative | Altair |
| instrumental | Altairem |
| locative | Altairze |
| vocative | Altairze |
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.taˈi(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.taˈi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.taˈi(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.taˈi(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.taˈi(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.taˈi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.taˈi(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.taˈi(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɐˈiɾ/ [aɫ.tɐˈiɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɐˈi.ɾi/ [aɫ.tɐˈi.ɾi]
Proper noun
Altair f
- (astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
- a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
Proper noun
Altair m
- a male given name