Sothis
[ soh-this ]
/ ˈsoʊ θɪs /
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noun
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
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Origin of Sothis
<Greek Sṓthis<Egyptian spdt
OTHER WORDS FROM Sothis
So·thic [soh-thik, soth-ik], /ˈsoʊ θɪk, ˈsɒθ ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby Sothis
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Word Origin for Sothis
Greek; see Sothic
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