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Webster 1913 Edition
Sirius
Sir′i-us
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], properly, scorching.]
(Astron.)
The Dog Star. See
Dog Star
. Webster 1828 Edition
Sirius
SIR'IUS
,Noun.
The large and bright star called the dog star, in the mouth of the constellation Canis major.
Definition 2024
Sirius
Sirius
English
Proper noun
Sirius
- (astronomy) A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star.
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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 |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seírios, “Seirios”), from σείριος (seírios, “scorching, destructive”)
Proper noun
Sīrius m (genitive Sīriī); second declension
- (astronomy) Sirius
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Sirius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.