Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor

English

The constellation Ursa Minor

Etymology

From Latin ursa minor (“(the) lesser bear”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/

Proper noun

Ursa Minor

1. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris.

Synonyms

• Little Bear, Lesser Bear

Derived terms

• Ursae Minoris

Related terms

• UMi

Translations

a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky

Chinese: Mandarin: 小熊座 (zh) (Xiǎoxióngzuò) Finnish: Pieni karhu (fi) French: Petite Ourse (fr) f Galician: Osa Menor (gl) f German: kleiner Bär m, Kleiner Bär (de) m, kleiner Wagen m Greek: Μικρή Άρκτος (el) f (Mikrí Árktos) Ancient: Ἄρκτος Μικρά f (Árktos Mikrá) Irish: an Béar Beag m Italian: Orsa minore f Japanese: 小熊座 (ja) (こぐまざ, Kogumaza) Latin: Ursa minor f Low German: German Low German: Lütt Boor m

Malay: Beruang Kecil Navajo: náhookǫs biʼáádii Persian: خرس کوچک‎ (xers-e-kūčak) Polish: Mała Niedźwiedzica (pl) f Portuguese: Ursa Menor f Russian: Ма́лая Медве́дица f (Málaja Medvédica) Scottish Gaelic: An Dreagbhod m Serbo-Croatian: Мали медвед m (Mali medved) Spanish: Osa Menor f Swedish: Lilla Björn Tagalog: Osa Menor Turkish: Küçük Ayı Walloon: Pitit Tchår (wa) m, Tchårea (wa) m

See also

• Kochab
• Polaris
• Little Dipper
• Ursa Major