Altair

See also: altair

English

Etymology

From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر‎ (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʾir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر‎ (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر‎ (ṭāʾir, “flying”).

Proper noun

Altair

  1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر‎ (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʾir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر‎ (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر‎ (ṭāʾir, “flying”).

Proper noun

Altair f

  1. Altair

Portuguese

Proper noun

Altair f

  1. (astronomy) Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
  2. Altair (municipality of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)
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