Vega

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡə/, /ˈviːɡə/ Homophone: vega === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin, from 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. ===== Derived terms ===== Vegan ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== (Behenian fixed stars) Alcyone, Aldebaran, Algol, Algorab, Alkaid, Alphecca, Antares, Arcturus, Capella, Deneb Algedi, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius, Spica, Vega === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”). ==== 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. === Further reading === Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vega, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chevrolet Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === EVGA, gave == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”). === Proper noun === Vega a surname from Spanish ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega. == Italian == === Etymology === From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -ɛɡa Hyphenation: Vè‧ga === Proper noun === Vega f Vega == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Vega an island on the coast of Nordland, Norway a municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself the star Vega == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Vega an island on the coast of Nordland, Norway a municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself the star Vega == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɡa/ [ˈbe.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -eɡa Syllabification: Ve‧ga === Etymology 1 === From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). ==== Proper noun ==== Vega ? (astronomy) Vega (the star in the constellation of Lyra) === Etymology 2 === From vega (“meadow”), from Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”). Related to Las Vegas (but these without surname sense). ==== Proper noun ==== Vega m or f by sense a topographic surname