"Canopus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /kəˈnoʊpəs/
enPR: kă-nōʹpŭs Etymology: From Latin Canōpus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Canōpus}} Latin Canōpus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Canopus
  1. (astronomy) A white bright giant, visually the second brightest star in the night sky, a part of the southern constellation of Carina. Synonyms (star): Alpha Carinae (alt: Bayer latinized form), α Carinae (alpha) (english: Bayer designation), α Car (english: Bayer abbreviated form) Translations (star): سُهَيْل (suhayl) (Arabic), 老人星 (lou⁵ jan⁴ sing¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 老人星 (Lǎorénxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Κάνωπος (Kánopos) [masculine] (Greek), अगस्ति (agasti) (Hindi), Canōpus [masculine] (Latin), Autahi (Maori), Atutahi (Maori), Makahea (Maori), Mąʼii bizǫʼ (Navajo), سهیل (soheyl) (Persian), اگست (agast) (Persian), پرک (parak) (Persian), Canopo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-ZwWPNDby Categories (other): Stars, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 4 2 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 12 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 8 4 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 14 4 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 46 13 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 41 20 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 44 6 2 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 13 3 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 46 13 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 46 14 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 45 15 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 12 2 40 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'star': 100 0 0
  2. (Greek mythology) The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad. Tags: Greek Translations (Menelaus' pilot): Κάνωπος (Kánopos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-~3wpAhq1 Categories (other): Greek mythology, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 12 2 40 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of "Menelaus' pilot": 0 100 0
  3. An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance. Categories (place): Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-EwV0DC37 Categories (other): Ancient settlements
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Holonyms: Carina Derived forms: canopic jar

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈnoʊpəs/ Forms: Canopuses [plural]
enPR: kă-nōʹpŭs Etymology: From Latin Canōpus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Canōpus}} Latin Canōpus Head templates: {{en-noun}} Canopus (plural Canopuses)
  1. A canopic jar.
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-noun-3hbMQNlc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 5 1 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 49 8 4 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 44 6 2 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 12 2 40

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [kaˈnoː.pʊs] [Classical-Latin], [kaˈnɔː.pus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κάνωπος (Kánōpos, “Canopus”), Κάνωβος (Kánōbos, “Canobus”). Possibly Arabic جَنُوب (janūb, “south”) is cognate; compare the southeastern wall of the Kaaba pointing to the star and bearing the name جَنُوب (janūb). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Κάνωπος||Canopus}} Ancient Greek Κάνωπος (Kánōpos, “Canopus”), {{cog|ar|جَنُوب|t=south}} Arabic جَنُوب (janūb, “south”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Canōpus<2.loc>}} Canōpus m sg (genitive Canōpī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Canōpus<2.loc>}} Forms: Canōpus [canonical, masculine, singular], Canōpī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Canōpus [nominative, singular], Canōpī [genitive, singular], Canōpō [dative, singular], Canōpum [accusative, singular], Canōpō [ablative, singular], Canōpe [singular, vocative], Canōpī [locative, singular], Canōbus [alternative]
  1. (Greek mythology) the pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad Tags: Greek, declension-2
    Sense id: en-Canopus-la-name-Sjdy9WcL Categories (other): Greek mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. Canopus (an ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance) Tags: declension-2 Categories (place): Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Canopus-la-name-f1z-ge9V Categories (other): Ancient settlements
  3. (by extension, poetic) Lower Egypt Tags: broadly, declension-2, poetic
    Sense id: en-Canopus-la-name-yJUf8Sko Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 3 2 15 3 2 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 2 1 19 2 1 49 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 76 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 29 10 51 11
  4. (astronomy) the star Canopus Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-Canopus-la-name-t06jHa7r Categories (other): Stars Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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