spdt
Egyptian
Etymology 1
From spd (“to be sharp”) + -t (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛpɛdɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: sepedet
Noun
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- effectiveness
Noun
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- triangle
Inflection
Declension of spdt (feminine)
| singular | spdt |
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| dual | spdtj |
| plural | spdwt |
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛpdɛt/, /sopdɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: sepdet, sopdet
Proper noun
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- (astronomy) Sirius, A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky.
- Sothis, the divine personification of Sirius
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of spdt
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| spdt | spdt |
Derived terms
- prt spdt
References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN