English
Etymology
From Latin Sīrius, from Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios), usually taken from σείριος (seírios, “scorching; scorcher”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sirius
- (astronomy) A telescopic binary star, visually the brightest star in the night sky, a part of the northern constellation of Canis Major (the Greater Dog), one of three stars in the Winter Triangle asterism. Long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, it was associated in ancient Egypt with the Nile flood and in Greek and Roman culture with the "dog days" of summer.
- (astronomy, specifically) The brightest star of the aforementioned star system; the white main-sequence star Sirius A.
Synonyms
- α Canis Majoris A (designation)
Hyponyms
Holonyms
Translations
Translations
- Afrikaans: Sirius
- Arabic: اَلشِّعْرَى f (aš-šiʕrā), الشِّعْرَى الْيَمَانِيَّة f (aš-šiʕrā l-yamāniyya)
- Armenian: Սիրիուս (hy) (Sirius)
- Avestan: 𐬙𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (tištriia)
- Bengali: লুব্ধক (bn) (lubdhok)
- Bulgarian: Сириус m (Sirius)
- Catalan: Sírius m, estel del Ca m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 天狼星 (tin1 long4 sing1)
- Mandarin: 天狼星 (zh) (Tiānlángxīng)
- Czech: Sirius
- Danish: Hundestjernen
- Dutch: Sirius (nl)
- Egyptian: (spdt f)
- Esperanto: Siriuso
- Estonian: Siirius
- Finnish: Sirius
- French: Sirius (fr) m
- Georgian: სირიუსი (siriusi)
- German: Sirius (de) m, Hundsstern (de) m
- Greek: Σείριος (el) (Seírios)
- Ancient: Σείριος m (Seírios)
- Hebrew: אַבְרֵק (avréq)
- Hindi: व्याध तारा m (vyādh tārā)
- Indonesian: Sirius
- Irish: Réalta an Mhadra f
- Italian: Sirio
- Japanese: 天狼星 (てんろうせい, Tenrōsei), シリウス (ja) (Shiriusu)
- Kazakh: Сүмбіле (Sümbıle)
- Khmer: ផ្កាយព្រឹក (km) (pkaay prɨk)
- Korean: 천랑성(天狼星) (ko) (Cheollangseong), 시리우스 (siriuseu)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: گەلاوێژ (ckb) (gelawêj)
- Northern Kurdish: Gelavêj (ku)
- Southern Kurdish: گەلاوێژ (ku) (gelawêj)
- Kyrgyz: Сүмбүлө (Sümbülö)
- Latin: Canicula f, Sīrius (la) m
- Latvian: Sīriuss
- Lithuanian: Sirijus
- Malay: Bintang Anjing, Sirius
- Maori: Takurua
- Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭱𐭲𐭫 (tyštl /tištar/), 𐭲𐭩𐭫 (tyl /tīr/)
- Navajo: sǫʼtsoh
- Norman: Cannitchule f (Norman)
- Norwegian: Hundestjernen
- Old English: hār steorra m
- Old Norse: Lokabrenna f, Hundstjarna f
- Persian: تیشتر (fa) (tištar), تیر (fa) (tir), شباهنگ (fa) (šabâhang)
- Polish: Syriusz (pl) m
- Portuguese: Sírio f
- Romanian: Sirius
- Russian: Си́риус (ru) m (Sírius)
- Scottish Gaelic: Ruaill Mhòr f
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Сиријус
- Roman: Sirius
- Spanish: Sirio (es) m
- Swedish: Sirius (sv) c, Hundstjärnan
- Thai: ดาวซิริอุส
- Turkish: Sirius, Akyıldız (tr)
- Ukrainian: Сіріус (Sirius)
- Vietnamese: Thiên Lang, Sirius
- Welsh: Siriws m, Seren y Ci f
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See also
References
- “Naming Stars”, in International Astronomical Union, 1 June 2018, List of IAU-approved Star Names.
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
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Sirius
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Sirius
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Siriusi
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Siriusar
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Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Sīrius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsirius/, [ˈs̠irius̠]
- Rhymes: -irius
- Syllabification(key): Si‧ri‧us
- Hyphenation(key): Si‧ri‧us
Proper noun
Sirius
- (astronomy) Sirius (star)
Declension
| Inflection of Sirius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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Sirius
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Siriuksen
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Siriusta
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Siriukseen
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Sirius
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Sirius
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Siriuksen
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Siriuksen
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Siriusta
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Siriuksessa
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Siriuksesta
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Siriukseen
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Siriuksella
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Siriukselta
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Siriukselle
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Siriuksena
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Siriukseksi
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Siriuksetta
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Siriukseni
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Siriukseni
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Siriukseni
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Siriukseni
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Siriustani
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Siriuksessani
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Siriuksestani
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Siriukseeni
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Siriuksellani
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Siriukseltani
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Siriukselleni
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Siriuksenani
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Siriuksekseni
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Siriuksettani
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Siriuksesi
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Siriuksesi
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Siriuksesi
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Siriuksesi
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Siriustasi
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Siriuksessasi
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Siriuksestasi
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Siriukseesi
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Siriuksellasi
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Siriukseltasi
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Siriuksellesi
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Siriuksenasi
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Siriukseksesi
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Siriuksettasi
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Siriuksemme
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Siriuksemme
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Siriuksemme
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Siriuksemme
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Siriustamme
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Siriuksessamme
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Siriuksestamme
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Siriukseemme
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Siriuksellamme
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Siriuksenamme
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Siriuksenne
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Siriuksenne
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Siriuksenne
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Siriuksenne
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Siriustanne
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Siriuksessanne
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Siriuksestanne
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Siriukseenne
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Siriuksellenne
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Siriuksenanne
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Siriuksettanne
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Siriuksensa
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Siriuksensa
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Siriuksensa
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Siriuksensa
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Siriustaan
Siriustansa
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Siriuksessaan
Siriuksessansa
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Siriuksestaan
Siriuksestansa
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Siriukseensa
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Siriuksellaan
Siriuksellansa
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Siriukseltaan
Siriukseltansa
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Siriukselleen
Siriuksellensa
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Siriuksenaan
Siriuksenansa
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Siriuksekseen
Siriukseksensa
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Siriuksettaan
Siriuksettansa
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Sirius
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Siriusin
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Sirius
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Sirius
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Siriusin
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Siriusin
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Siriusia
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Siriusissa
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Siriusista
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Siriusiin
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Siriusilla
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Siriusilta
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Siriusille
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Siriusina
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Siriusiksi
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Siriusitta
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Siriusini
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Siriusini
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Siriusini
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Siriusini
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Siriusiani
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Siriusissani
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Siriusistani
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Siriusiini
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Siriusillani
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Siriusiltani
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Siriusilleni
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Siriusinani
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Siriusikseni
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Siriusittani
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Siriusisi
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Siriusisi
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Siriusisi
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Siriusisi
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Siriusiasi
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Siriusissasi
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Siriusistasi
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Siriusiisi
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Siriusillasi
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Siriusiltasi
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Siriusillesi
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Siriusinasi
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Siriusiksesi
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Siriusittasi
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Siriusimme
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Siriusimme
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Siriusimme
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Siriusimme
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Siriusiamme
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Siriusissamme
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Siriusistamme
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Siriusiimme
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Siriusillamme
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Siriusiltamme
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Siriusillemme
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Siriusinamme
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Siriusiksemme
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Siriusittamme
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Siriusinne
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Siriusinne
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Siriusinne
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Siriusinne
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Siriusianne
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Siriusissanne
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Siriusistanne
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Siriusiinne
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Siriusillanne
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Siriusiltanne
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Siriusillenne
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Siriusinanne
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Siriusiksenne
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Siriusittanne
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Siriusinsa
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Siriusinsa
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Siriusinsa
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Siriusinsa
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Siriusiaan
Siriusiansa
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Siriusissaan
Siriusissansa
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Siriusistaan
Siriusistansa
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Siriusiinsa
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Siriusillaan
Siriusillansa
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Siriusiltaan
Siriusiltansa
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Siriusilleen
Siriusillensa
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Siriusinaan
Siriusinansa
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Siriusikseen
Siriusiksensa
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Siriusittaan
Siriusittansa
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Synonyms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Sīrius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sirius m
- (astronomy) Sirius
- Synonym: (archaic) Canicule
Further reading
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Sīrius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sirius m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sirius)
- (astronomy) Sirius
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios, “Seirios”), possibly from σείριος (seírios, “scorching, destructive”).
Proper noun
Sīrius m sg (genitive Sīriī or Sīrī); second declension
- (astronomy) Sirius
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Descendants
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.