Ossa Mayor

Old Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Latin Ursa Maior (“greater she-bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈosa maˈjoɾ/

Proper noun

Ossa Mayor f

(astronomy) Ursa Major
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 29v:
  Et la eſtrella que es en cabo dela oreia delantera dela oſſa mayor a poder ſobreſta piedra ⁊ della recibe la fuerça ⁊ la uertud.
  And the start that is on the front ear of the Great Bear has power over this stone, and it receives its strength and virtue from it.

Related terms

Ossa Menor (“Ursa Minor, the Little Bear”)

Descendants

Spanish: Osa Mayor

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