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English
Etymology
From Arabic ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة (dajāja, “hen”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Deneb
- (astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.
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Italian
Etymology
From Arabic ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”).
Proper noun
Deneb f
- Deneb
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.nɛp/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɛp
- Syllabification: De‧neb
Proper noun
Deneb m animal
- Deneb (blue-white supergiant star)
- Synonym: Arided
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Further reading
- Deneb in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Deneb in PWN's encyclopedia
Spanish
Proper noun
Deneb m
- (astronomy) Deneb (blue giant in Cygnus)