"Procyon" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, “before”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Προκύων}} Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Procyōn<3>|g=m}} Procyōn m sg (genitive Procyōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Procyōn<3>}} Forms: Procyōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Procyōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Procyōn [nominative, singular], Procyōnis [genitive, singular], Procyōnī [dative, singular], Procyōnem [accusative, singular], Procyōne [ablative, singular], Procyōn [singular, vocative]
  1. (astronomy) Canis Minor Tags: declension-3
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