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English
Etymology
From Sothis (“Sirius”) + -ic (forming adjectives),[1] a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque,[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).
Adjective
Sothic (not comparable)
- (historical astronomy) Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.
Derived terms
References
- ^ "Sothic, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Sothiac, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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