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)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Altair

  1. (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.

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).

Proper noun

Altair f

  1. Altair

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈta.ir/
  • Rhymes: -air
  • Syllabification: Al‧ta‧ir

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Altair f (indeclinable)

  1. (astronomy) Altair (white main-sequence star)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.

Proper noun

Altair m inan

  1. 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
  • Altair in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Altair in PWN's encyclopedia

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

  1. (astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
  2. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Proper noun

Altair m

  1. a male given name
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