Vega

See also: vega and vegà

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Vega

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

Derived terms

• Vegan

Translations

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

• Arabic: اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع (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)

• French: Véga (fr) f
• German: Wega f
• Greek: Βέγα (el) (Véga)
• Hindi: अभिजीत (abhijīt)
• 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: ᠵᠣᡩᠣᡵᡤᠠᠨ
  ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (jodorgan usiha)
• Maori: Whānui
• Marathi: व्हेगा m (vhegā)
• Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭭𐭭𐭣 (Wanand)
• Old Norse: Suðrstjarna f
• Persian: ونند (vanand), کرکس نشسته (karkas-e nešaste)
• Russian: Ве́га (ru) f (Véga)
• Scottish Gaelic: Sgleòdhag f
• Swedish: Vega (sv) c

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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

Vega (plural Vegas)

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• EVGA, gave

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vega

1. a surname from Spanish

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Hyphenation: Vè‧ga

Proper noun

Vega f

1. Vega

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

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

Proper noun

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Vega ?

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Vega m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname