Altair
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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.
Translations
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Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
Proper noun
[edit]Altair f
Anagrams
[edit]Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Proper noun
[edit]Altair f (indeclinable)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.
Proper noun
[edit]Altair m inan
- Altair (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Altair
Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
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Proper noun
[edit]Altair f
- (astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
Proper noun
[edit]Altair m
- a male given name
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