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Albireo

Albireo proper noun: a binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.

Proper noun

Albireo

  1. A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.

Albireo meaning in Persian

Albireo in Persian

Beta (β) Cygni.
نوک ماکیان nôk-e mâkiyân, منقار ماکیان menqâr-e mâkiyân

Origin of Albireo

Probably from the phrase "ab ireo" in the title for the constellation Cygnus in the star catalog of the Almagest, as translated by Gerard of Cremona. Christian Ludwig Ideler speculated that "ireo" referred to the plant called irio. Later, people apparently considered "abireo" to refer to the star, and as a misprint of an Arabic term, and transcribed it as al-bireo.

Questions about Albireo

What does Albireo mean?
Albireo means a binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.
What is Albireo in Persian?
Albireo in Persian is نوک ماکیان (nôk-e mâkiyân), منقار ماکیان (menqâr-e mâkiyân). See Albireo meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Albireo?
Albireo is a proper noun.

Words near Albireo in the dictionary

  1. Albioner
  2. Albioners
  3. Albionian
  4. Albionians
  5. Albiorix
  6. Albireo
  7. albite
  8. Albiter
  9. Albiters
  10. albites
  11. albitic

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