Albireo

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Albireo

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

Translations

Beta (β) Cygni.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輦道增七／辇道增七 (niǎndàozēngqī)

• French: Albireo
• German: Albireo
• Japanese: アルビレオ (arubireo)
• Korean: 알비레오 (albire'o)
• Persian: نوک ماکیان (nôk-e mâkiyân), منقار ماکیان (menqâr-e mâkiyân)
• Russian: Альбире́о (Alʹbiréo)
• Spanish: Albireo

Anagrams

• Laborie

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albiˈɾeo/ [al.β̞iˈɾe.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Al‧bi‧re‧o

Proper noun

Albireo ?

1. (astronomy) Albireo (beta (β) Cygni.)