Sothic

British  

/ ˈsəʊθɪk, ˈsɒθ- /

adjective

1. relating to the star Sirius or to the rising of this star

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Etymology

Origin of Sothic

C19: from Greek Sōthis, from Egyptian, name of Sirius

Example Sentences

Upon them devolved the duty of predicting the time of the Nile flood; a duty they were enabled to perform without difficulty through observation of the rising of the solstitial sun and its Sothic messenger.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

I will deal, now, with those manifestations which proclaimed themselves during the Sothic month of each year formerly associated with the Feast of Bâst.

From The Green Eyes of Bâst by Rohmer, Sax

This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

Table I. page 79 shows the chronology of the first nineteen dynasties, according to recent authorities, before and after the discovery of the Kahun Sothic date.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

Thus, when, contrary to my express orders, she has wandered abroad during the Sothic period, I have been enabled to trace her movements by the progressive howling of dogs.

From The Green Eyes of Bâst by Rohmer, Sax