wikipedia|Arcturus
English

Etymology
From L. #Latin|Arctūrus < AGr. polytonic|��κ�οῦ�ο� (Arktouros) < ��κ�ο� (arktos) "bear" + polytonic|ο��ο� (ouros) "guard"

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. star A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the third brightest star in the night sky.

Translations
trans-top|Alpha Boötis
French: t-|fr|Arcturus
German: t-|de|Arcturus
Greek: t|el|��κ�ο��ο�|m|sc=Grek (arktoúros)
trans-mid
Polish: Arktur
Spanish: t-|es|Arturo
trans-bottom

Latin

Etymology
From AGr.|la polytonic|��κ�οῦ�ο� (Arktouros) < ��κ�ο� (arktos) "bear" + polytonic|ο��ο� (ouros) "guard"

Proper noun
Arctūrus

1. The star #English|Arcturus
2. The constellation Boötes

See also
arctos

Category:Latin proper nouns
Category:la:Constellations

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• 2007-11-19 15:47 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fr, de, es

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