Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀετός (Aetós) (the constallation) as at ἀετός (aetós, eagle).[1] Compare to the modern αετός (aetós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.eˈtos/
  • Hyphenation: Α‧ε‧τός

Proper noun

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Αετός (Aetósm

  1. (astronomy) Aquila (constellation)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ αετός - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language

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