Procyon

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Translingual

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Procyon lotor

Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, before, in place of) + κύων (kúōn, dog)

Proper noun

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Procyon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Procyonidae – raccoons.

Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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References

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Procyon in constellation Canis Minor

Etymology

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From Latin Procyōn, from Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, before) +‎ κύων (kúōn, dog), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Procyon

  1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth brightest star in the night sky.

Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, before) + κύων (kúōn, dog), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.

Proper noun

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Procyōn m sg (genitive Procyōnis); third declension

  1. (astronomy) Canis Minor

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Procyōn
genitive Procyōnis
dative Procyōnī
accusative Procyōnem
ablative Procyōne
vocative Procyōn

References

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  • Procyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Procyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Procyon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.