Sothis

American  

[soh-this] / ˈsoʊ θɪs /

noun

1. the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.

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Sothis British  

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

1. another name for Sirius

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Other Word Forms

• Sothic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Sothis

< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt

Example Sentences

It seems that the priests comprised the whole duration of the world in twenty-five Sothis periods, i. e. in 36,525 Egyptian years.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

This Sothis period commenced either in the year 5702 B.C., or, according to the arrangement of Lepsius, with the year 4242 B.C.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

To the gods and demigods Manetho allows twelve Sothis periods, i. e. 17,520 Julian years.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

Thus to the Egyptians this star Sothis was "the Lady of the Beginning."

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

The history of Egypt must comprise a definite number of Sothis periods.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max