Arcturus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Hellenic *árktos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρκτος (ắrktos) Proto-Indo-European *wer-der. Ancient Greek οὖρος (oûros) Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓ρκτοῦρος (Ărktoûros)bor. Latin Arctūrusbor. English Arcturus Borrowed from Latin Arctūrus.
Meanings
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A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
When humanity activated the Charon Mass Relay in 2149, it led to Arcturus, 36 light years from Sol, Earth's sun. Arcturus is the third brightest star seen from Earth. It is an ancient red giant from the generation born before Sol.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Stations: Arcturus Station Codex entry:
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Translations (33)
pt Arcturus (Alpha Boötis) · vi sao Đại Giác (Alpha Boötis) · ja アークトゥルス (Alpha Boötis) · hi स्वाति तारा (Alpha Boötis) · tl Makapanis (Alpha Boötis) · fr Arcture (Alpha Boötis) · es Arturo (Alpha Boötis) · ar السماك الرامح (Alpha Boötis) · de Arktur (Alpha Boötis) · pt Arturo (Alpha Boötis) · he עַיִשׁ (Alpha Boötis) · mi Ruawāhia (Alpha Boötis) · it Arturo (Alpha Boötis) · te స్వాతి (Alpha Boötis) · os Галгӕс стъалы (Alpha Boötis) · nn Dagstjerna (Alpha Boötis) · el Αρκτούρος (Alpha Boötis) · fa ژوبیندار (Alpha Boötis) · pl Arktur (Alpha Boötis) · os Изӕрхсид (Alpha Boötis) · fr Arcturus (Alpha Boötis) · th ดาวดวงแก้ว (Alpha Boötis) · haw Hōkūleʻa (Alpha Boötis) · yue 大角星 (Alpha Boötis) · pt Arcturo (Alpha Boötis) · ru Аркту́р (Alpha Boötis) · grc Ἀρκτοῦρος (Alpha Boötis) · nn Vagnstjerna (Alpha Boötis) · hy Արկտուր (Alpha Boötis) · cmn 大角星 (Alpha Boötis) · pa ਸਵਾਤੀ (Alpha Boötis) · gd Siarag (Alpha Boötis) · de Arcturus (Alpha Boötis)