Vega
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡə/
- Homophone: vega
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʿ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʿa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
Proper noun
Vega
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Derived terms
- Vegan
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).
Proper noun
Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)
- A surname from Spanish.
- A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
Noun
Vega (plural Vegas)
- (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
Further reading
Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vega, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chevrolet Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- EVGA, gave
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).
Proper noun
Vega
- a surname from Spanish
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “falling eagle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ɡa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡa
- Hyphenation: Vè‧ga
Proper noun
Vega f
- Vega
Norwegian
Proper noun
Vega
- A municipality of Nordland, Norway
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeɡa/ [ˈbe.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -eɡa
- Syllabification: Ve‧ga
Etymology 1
From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “falling eagle”).
Proper noun
Vega ?
- (astronomy) Vega, the star in Lyra constellation.
Etymology 2
From vega (“meadow”), from Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”). Related to Las Vegas (but these without surname sense)
Proper noun
Vega ?
- a topographic surname.