Betelgeuse en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbiːtldʒuːz/ (UK)
- /ˈbidlˌdʒus/ (US)
- /ˈbidlˌdʒuz/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɛdlˌdʒuz/ (US)
- /ˈbiːtldʒuːs/ (UK)
- /ˈbɛdlˌdʒus/ (US)
Etymology
Ultimately from an alteration of the Arabic يَد الجَوْزَاء (yad al-jawzāʔ, “hand of the central one (i.e., Orion)”), from يَد (yad, “hand”) + جَوْزَاء (jawzāʔ, “central one”). Jawzā, ‘the central one’, initially referred to Gemini among the Arabs, but the name was later transferred to Orion. During the Middle Ages the first character of the name, yā’ (ي, with two underdots), was misread as a bā’ (ب, with one underdot) when transliterating into Latin, thus *Yedalgeuze became Bedalgeuze. This was then misinterpreted during the Renaissance as deriving from a corruption of an original Arabic form إِبْط الجَوْزَاء (ʔibṭ al-jawzāʔ, “armpit of the central one”).
Meanings
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A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
Even if you don’t know it by name, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is one of the most familiar sights in the heavens above—a gleaming ruddy dot at the shoulder of the constellation Orion. Although already quite difficult to overlook, Betelgeuse has become even more eye-catching across the past few years because of major changes in its appearance—unexpected fluctuations in its brightness that remain poorly understood.
2023 May 15, Meghan Bartels, “Betelguese’s Brightening Raises Hopes for a Supernova Spectacle”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 15 May 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betelguez | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (78)
na Betelgeuse (supergiant) · ms Betelgeuse (supergiant) · hy Բետելգեյզե (supergiant) · ko 베텔게우스 (supergiant) · ka ბეთელგეიზე (supergiant) · ko 베텔기우스 (supergiant) · vi Betelgeuse (supergiant) · br Betelgeuse (supergiant) · uz Betelgeyze (supergiant) · et Betelgeuse (supergiant) · sv Betelgeuse (supergiant) · mi Pūtara (supergiant) · hi आर्द्रा तारा (supergiant) · la Betelgeuze (supergiant) · he ביטלג׳וז (supergiant) · lb Betelgeuse (supergiant) · pa ਆਦਰਾ (supergiant) · id Betelgeuse (supergiant) · my ဘီတယ်ဂျူးစ် (supergiant) · pl Betelgeza (supergiant) · da Betelgeuse (supergiant) · uk Бетельгейзе (supergiant) · es Betelgeuse (supergiant) · nds-de Beteigeuze (supergiant) · cmn 參宿四 /参宿四 (supergiant) · it Betelgeuse (supergiant) · nb Betelgeuse (supergiant) · ru Бетельге́йзе (supergiant) · hu Betelgeuze (supergiant) · nn Betelgeuse (supergiant) · li Betelgeuze (supergiant) · lt Betelgeizė (supergiant) · vls Betelgeuze (supergiant) · sw Ibuti la Jauza (supergiant) · th ดาวบีเทลจุส (supergiant) · tt Бителҗәүза (supergiant) · os Бетельгейзе (supergiant) · gl Betelgeuse (supergiant) · ro Betelgeuse (supergiant) · sh Betelgez (supergiant) · ta திருவாதிரை (supergiant) · fi Betelgeuze (supergiant) · tr Betelgeuse (supergiant) · yue 參宿四 /参宿四 (supergiant) · war Betelgeuse (supergiant) · fa ابطالجوزا (supergiant) · el Βετελγόζης (supergiant) · nl Betelgeuze (supergiant) · be Бетэльгейзэ (supergiant) · fr Bételgeuse (supergiant) · gmw-cfr Beteijeuze (supergiant) · lv Betelgeize (supergiant) · la Betelgeuse (supergiant) · jv Betelgeuse (supergiant) · cs Betelgeuze (supergiant) · ga Betelgeuse (supergiant) · ml തിരുവാതിര (supergiant) · ar مَنْكِب اَلْجَوْزَاء (supergiant) · sk Betelgeuze (supergiant) · af Betelgeuse (supergiant) · oc Betelgeuse (supergiant) · ja ベテルギウス (supergiant) · el Μπετελγκέζ (supergiant) · mr काक्षी (supergiant) · pt Betelgeuse (supergiant) · gd An Spor Dearg (supergiant) · is Betelgás (supergiant) · scn Betelgeuse (supergiant) · az Bətəlqeyzə (supergiant) · tg Байтулҷавзо (supergiant) · bn আর্দ্রা (supergiant) · sl Betelgeza (supergiant) · mk Бетелгез (supergiant) · wuu 参宿四 (supergiant) · ast Betelgeuse (supergiant) · de Beteigeuze (supergiant) · eu Betelgeuse (supergiant) · bg Бетелгейзе (supergiant)