Alkaid
See also: alkáid
English
Etymology
From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش (al-qāʾidu l-banāti n-naʿš, “the leader of the girls at the bier”), from قَائِد (qāʾid, “leader”) + بَنَات (banāt) plural of بِنْت (bint, “girl”) + نَعْش (naʿš, “bier”). With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear).
Proper noun
Alkaid
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the east-most star of the Plough
Synonyms
- Eta Ursae Majoris
- Benetnash
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش (al-qāʾidu l-banāti n-naʿš, literally “the leader of the girls at the bier”).
Proper noun
Alkaid f
- Alkaid, the third brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Major