Sothic

English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (historical astronomy) Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

Derived terms

References
  1. "Sothic, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. "Sothiac, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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