"canicular days" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (literally “puppy days”), from Canīcula (“the Puppy”), a semantic loan of Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων (Kúōn, “the Dog”) in reference to Sirius, which appears in Epic Greek as κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος (kúōn Ōríōnos, literally “Orion’s dog”) in its elided accusative form κύν’ Ὠρίωνος (kún’ Ōríōnos) in Iliad XXII.22. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|diēs caniculārēs|lit=puppy days}} Calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (literally “puppy days”), {{m|la|Canīcula||the Puppy}} Canīcula (“the Puppy”), {{der|en|grc|Κῠ́ων||the Dog}} Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων (Kúōn, “the Dog”), {{noncog|grc-epc|-}} Epic Greek, {{m|grc|κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος|lit=Orion’s dog}} κῠ́ων Ὠρίωνος (kúōn Ōríōnos, literally “Orion’s dog”), {{m|grc|κύν’ Ὠρίωνος}} κύν’ Ὠρίωνος (kún’ Ōríōnos) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} canicular days pl (plural only)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of dog days. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-only Synonyms: dog days [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-canicular_days-en-noun-aoA5L9DL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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