Aldebaran en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /alˈdɛbəɹən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.
Meanings
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One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
The brightest object depicted is Jupiter which stands near the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus.
2012 December 9, Alan Pickup, The Guardian:The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd:
Deriveds
Translations (48)
sv Aldebaran (star) · ja アルデバラン (star) · ro Aldebaran (star) · cmn 畢宿五 /毕宿五 (star) · lt Aldebaranas (star) · fa دیده گاو (star) · el Αλδεβαράν (star) · hi रोहिणी (star) · la Oculus Tauri (star) · nv sǫʼ ahótsʼiʼí (star) · mi Taumata-kuku (star) · et Aldebaran (star) · pt Aldebaran (star) · yue 畢宿五 /毕宿五 (star) · pl Aldebaran (star) · gd Aibhseag (star) · ar اَلدَّبَرَان (star) · uk Альдебаран (star) · fa دبران (star) · id Aldebaran (star) · mi Whetū-kura (star) · ms Aldebaran (star) · ka ალდებარანი (star) · fi Aldebaran (star) · sh Aldebaran (star) · tr Aldebaran (star) · no Aldebaran (star) · es Aldebarán (star) · sh Алдебаран (star) · lv Aldebarans (star) · cs Aldebaran (star) · grc Λαμπαδίας (star) · is Aldebaran (star) · ko 알데바란 (star) · nl Aldebaran (star) · fr Aldébaran (star) · it Aldebaran (star) · eo Aldebarano (star) · he אלדברן (star) · pt Aldebarã (star) · la Aldebaran (star) · th ดาวอัลดิบาแรน (star) · hy Ալդեբարան (star) · vi Aldebaran (star) · de Aldebaran (star) · mt Id-Dabrani (star) · fa پسیگ (star) · ru Альдебара́н (star)