Sothic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒθ.ɪk/ /ˈsəʊ.θɪk/ /ˈsɑ.θɪk/ /ˈsoʊ.θɪk/

Word forms

Sothic Sothiac

Etymology

From Sothis (“Sirius”) + -ic (forming adjectives), a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).

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