Spica
English
editEtymology
editLatin spīca virginis "Virgo's ear of grain"
Proper noun
editSpica
- (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921:
- The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
Translations
editstar
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin spīca (“ear of grain”).
Proper noun
editSpica f
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin spīca virginis.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSpica f
- (astronomy) Spica (blue-white giant star)
- Synonyms: Kłos, Kłos Panny
Declension
editDeclension of Spica
Further reading
edit- Spica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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