Centaurus

Centaurus

See also: centaurus

English

Etymology

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”). Doublet of centaur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/, /sɛnˈtɒrəs/

Proper noun

Centaurus

1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri.

Derived terms

• Alpha Centauri
• Centauri
• Proxima Centauri

Translations

spring constellation of the northern sky

Arabic: الْقُنْطُور‎ m (al-qunṭūr) Armenian: Կենտավրոս (Kentavros) Catalan: Centaure (ca) m Chinese: Cantonese: 半人馬座 半人马座 (bun3 jan4 maa5 zo6) Mandarin: 半人馬座／半人马座 (zh) (Bànrénmǎzuò) Esperanto: Centaŭro French: Centaure (fr) m Galician: Centauro (gl) German: Zentaur (de) m Greek: Κένταυρος (el) m (Kéntavros) Ancient Greek: Κένταυρος m (Kéntauros) Irish: an Ceinteár m Italian: Centauro (it) m Japanese: ケンタウルス座 (ja) (kentaurusuza) Kazakh: Кентавр (Kentavr) Korean: 센타우루스자리 (sentauruseujari) Malay: Centaurus Polish: Centaur (pl) m Russian: Центавр (ru) (Centavr) Spanish: Centaurus Turkish: Erboğa (tr)

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sentaurus]

Proper noun

Centaurus m (genitive singular Centaura, declension pattern of chlap)

1. the constellation Centaurus

Declension

Declension of Centaurus

	singulare tantum
nominative	Centaurus
genitive	Centaura
dative	Centaurovi
accusative	Centaura
locative	Centaurovi
instrumental	Centaurom