Vega en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈveɪɡə/
- /ˈviːɡə/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
Meanings
- The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Deriveds
Translations (29)
cmn 織女一 /织女一 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · gd Sgleòdhag (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · fa ونند (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · sv Vega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · mr व्हेगा (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · el Βέγα (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · yue 織女星 /织女星 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ja ヴェガ (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ko 베가 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · fr Véga (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · pal 𐭥𐭭𐭭𐭣 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · cmn 織女星 /织女星 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · hi अभिजित (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · de Wega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · fa کرکس نشسته (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · es Vega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ja 織女星 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ja ベガ (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · yue 織女一 /织女一 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ar اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · nl Vega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · mi Whānui (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ru Ве́га (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · pl Wega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · mnc ᠵᠣᡩᠣᡵᡤᠠᠨ ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · ko 직녀성 (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · eo Vego (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · nl Wega (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra) · non Suðrstjarna (the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)