different between canicula vs sirius

Latin

Etymology

From canis (“dog”) +? -cula. The sense ‘dogfish, shark’ is probably a calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (skúlion).

Noun

can?cula f (genitive can?culae); first declension

1. Diminutive of canis
2. little dog
3. dogfish, shark

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• Can?cula (“Dog Star”)
• can?cul?ris

Descendants

• French: chenille (“caterpillar”); ? canicule
  • ? Italian: ciniglia
• Galician: quenlla
• ? Italian: canicola (“shark”)
• ? Portuguese: canícula
• ? Romanian: canicul?
• ? Spanish: canícula
• ? English: Canicula
• ? Polish: kaniku?a
• ? Russian: ????????? (kaníkuly)

References

• canicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• canicula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• canicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• canicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka?nikula]

Noun

canicula f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of canicul?