Altair

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈæltaɪə(ɹ)/, (also) /ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

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.

• atrial, lariat, latria, talari

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

Altair f

1. Altair

• -latria, Alatri, altari, latrai, latria, talari, tarlai, tirala

• IPA^(key): /alˈta.ir/
• Rhymes: -air
• Syllabification: Al‧ta‧ir

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Altair f (indeclinable)

1. (astronomy) Altair (white main-sequence star)

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Altair.

Altair m inan

1. Altair (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

• Altair in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Altair in PWN's encyclopedia

Altair f

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

Altair m

1. a male given name