Aldebaran
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English
Etymology
From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran
- (astronomy) 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.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd:
- 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.
- 2012 December 9, Alan Pickup, The Guardian:
- The brightest object depicted is Jupiter which stands near the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus.
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Translations
star
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French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran ?
- (astronomy) Aldebaran
- 1854, Gérard de Nerval, “Sylvie”, in Les Filles du feu:
- Tour à tour bleue et rose comme l’astre trompeur d’Aldebaran, c’était Adrienne ou Sylvie, – c’étaient les deux moitiés d’un seul amour.
- Blue and pink by turns like the deceptive star of Aldebaran, it was Adrienne and Sylvie – they were the two halves of a single love.
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German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran m
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Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”) (because it follows the Pleiades).
Proper noun
Aldebaran f
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran m animal
Declension
Declension of Aldebaran
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Aldebaran |
| genitive | Aldebarana |
| dative | Aldebaranowi |
| accusative | Aldebarana |
| instrumental | Aldebaranem |
| locative | Aldebaranie |
| vocative | Aldebaranie |
Further reading
- Aldebaran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran f
- Alternative spelling of Aldebarã
Romanian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aldebaran ?
Further reading
- Aldebaran in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)