Altair
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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)/
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 ====
=== Anagrams ===
atrial, lariat, latria, talari
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
=== Proper noun ===
Altair f
Altair
=== Anagrams ===
-latria, Alatri, altari, latrai, latria, talari, tarlai, tirala
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈta.ir/
Rhymes: -air
Syllabification: Al‧ta‧ir
=== Etymology 1 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Proper noun ====
Altair f (indeclinable)
(astronomy) Altair (white main-sequence star)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.
==== Proper noun ====
Altair m inan
Altair (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)
===== Declension =====
=== Further reading ===
“Altair”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)
Altair in PWN's encyclopedia
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== 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