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Boötes

/boʊˈoʊtiːz/

Boötes proper noun: a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.

Proper noun

Boötes

  1. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.
    • when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread,
      As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings,
      Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    • These fringes of lamplight, struggling up through smoke and thousandfold exhalation, some fathoms into the ancient reign of Night, what thinks Boötes of them, as he leads his Hunting-Dogs over the Zenith in their leash of sidereal fire?1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Reminiscences”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 14

Boötes meaning in Hindi, Malay and Persian

Boötes in Hindi

constellation
ग्वाला तारामंडल gvālā tārāmaṇḍal

Boötes in Malay

constellation
Gembala

Boötes in Persian

constellation
گاوران gâvrân

Forms of Boötes

alternative formBootes

Origin of Boötes

From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).

Questions about Boötes

What does Boötes mean?
Boötes means a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.
What is Boötes in Hindi?
Boötes in Hindi is ग्वाला तारामंडल (gvālā tārāmaṇḍal). See Boötes meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Boötes?
Boötes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boötes?
Boötes is pronounced /boʊˈoʊtiːz/.

Words near Boötes in the dictionary

  1. Bozzo
  2. Bozzos
  3. Bozüyük
  4. boæ
  5. Boëssé-le-Sec
  6. Boötes
  7. Boötid
  8. Boötids
  9. Bošnjaci
  10. Boșorod
  11. Boțești

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