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English

Etymology

From Middle English constellacioun, constillacioun, from Middle French constellation, from Latin c?nst?ll?ti?, from con- (“together”) + st?ll?tus (“starred”), from st?lla (“star, astral body”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
• Hyphenation: con?stel?la?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

constellation (plural constellations)

1. (astronomy) An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.
   1. (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [1920s]
   • 1824, Astronomical Recreations; or, Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations, Philadelphia, p. 78:

     Harpa Georgii, or the Harp of George, is a new constellation introduced on the maps by one of the German astronomers, in honour of the late king of England, George III.
2. An image associated with a group of stars.
3. (astrology) The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope.
4. (figuratively) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.
5. (spaceflight) A fleet of satellites of the same purpose (such as the set of GPS satellites, or Iridium satcom fleet).
6. A configuration or grouping.
   • 2010, Jason B. Ohler, Digital Community, Digital Citizen (page 15)

     This software constellation persists today as Microsoft Office, the most popular software tool set in history.

7. A network of connections that exists between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between one person, their partner, and that person's partner.

Synonyms

• (arbitrary formation of stars): asterism
• See also Thesaurus:constellation

Derived terms

• constellatory
• constellate
• reconstellation

Related terms

• stellar
• stellate
• stelliform
• stellify

Translations

See also

• constellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Constellation in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• asterism
• Category:Constellations

French

Etymology

From Middle French constellation, from Latin constell?ti?, from c?n (“with”) + st?lla (“star, astral body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s.t?.la.sj??/

Noun

constellation f (plural constellations)

1. constellation (all senses)

Related terms

• consteller
• stellaire

Further reading

• “constellation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??pu?]
• Hyphenation: apus
• Rhymes: -u?

Etymology 1

apa (“father”) +? -us (diminutive suffix)

Noun

apus

1. dad, daddy

Declension

Etymology 2

apu (“father”) +? -s (“-like, -related”, adjective-forming suffix)

Adjective

apus (comparative apusabb, superlative legapusabb)

1. typical or characteristic of dad/daddy

Declension

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (ápous, “footless”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?a.pu?s/, [?äpu?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?a.pus/, [???pus]

Noun

ap?s m (genitive apodis); third declension

1. A martlet, swallow; a kind of bird believed to have no feet.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• apus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• apus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

apus

1. first-person singular preterite of apor

Romanian

Etymology

From the past participle of the verb apune (“to fade, set”), from Latin apponere. Was the traditional word for "west", but today vest is used as the standard term. Compare also the descendants of Latin ponens in the Western Romance languages, which developed the meaning of "west".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?pus/

Adjective

apus m or n (feminine singular apus?, masculine plural apu?i, feminine and neuter plural apuse)

1. (of celestial bodies) set
2. bygone, dead, vanished

Declension

Noun

apus n (plural apusuri)

1. (now uncommon) west
2. sunset
3. (figuratively) decline

Declension

Synonyms

• (west): vest (standard), occident
• (sunset): asfin?it

Antonyms

• (west): r?s?rit (also somewhat uncommon), est (standard), orient

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) punct cardinal;

Verb

apus

1. past participle of apune