Vega - Wiktionary

See also: vega and vegà

English

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡə/
• Homophone: vega

Etymology 1

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From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).

Proper noun

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Vega

1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Derived terms

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• Vegan

Translations

[edit] the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

Arabic: اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع m (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ) Chinese: Cantonese: 織女一 / 织女一 (zik1 neoi5 jat1), 織女星 / 织女星 (zik1 neoi5 sing1) Mandarin: 織女一 / 织女一 (zhīnǚ yī), 織女星 / 织女星 (zh) (zhīnǚ-xīng) Dutch: Wega, Vega Esperanto: Vego French: Véga (fr) f German: Wega f Greek: Βέγα (el) (Véga) Hindi: अभिजित (hi) m (abhijit) Japanese: ベガ (ja) (Bega), ヴェガ (Vega), 織女星 (ja) (おりひめせい, Orihime-sei, しょくじょせい, Shokujo-sei) Korean: 베가 (Bega), 직녀성 (Jingnyeoseong) Manchu: ᠵᠣᡩᠣᡵᡤᠠᠨᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (jodorgan usiha) Māori: Whānui Marathi: व्हेगा m (vhegā) Old Norse: Suðrstjarna f Persian: ونند (vanand), کرکس نشسته (karkas-e nešaste) Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭭𐭭𐭣 (Wanand) Polish: Wega (pl) f Russian: Ве́га (ru) f (Véga) Scottish Gaelic: Sgleòdhag f Spanish: Vega (es) Swedish: Vega (sv) c

See also

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

Etymology 2

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From Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).

Proper noun

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Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Noun

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Vega (plural Vegas)

1. (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

Further reading

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• Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vega, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chevrolet Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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• EVGA, gave

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).

Proper noun

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Vega

1. a surname from Spanish

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Hyphenation: Vè‧ga

Proper noun

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Vega f

1. Vega

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:VegaWikipedia nb

Proper noun

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Vega

1. an island on the coast of Nordland, Norway
2. a municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself
3. the star Vega

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:VegaWikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Vega

1. an island on the coast of Nordland, Norway
2. a municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself
3. the star Vega

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈbeɡa/ [ˈbe.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: Ve‧ga

Etymology 1

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From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).

Proper noun

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Vega ?

1. (astronomy) Vega (the star in the constellation of Lyra)

Etymology 2

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From vega (“meadow”), from Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”). Related to Las Vegas (but these without surname sense).

Proper noun

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Vega m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname