Procyonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Latin Procyōn, from Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, “before”) +‎ κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsiˌɒn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊsiˌɑn/

固有名詞

Procyon

1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth brightest star in the night sky.

参考

• (Behenian fixed stars) Alcyone, Aldebaran, Algol, Algorab, Alkaid, Alphecca, Antares, Arcturus, Capella, Deneb Algedi, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius, Spica, Vega

固有名詞

Procyōn m sg (genitive Procyōnis); third declension

1. (astronomy) Canis Minor

語形変化

Third-declension noun, singular only.

参照

• “Procyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Procyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Procyon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.