Cor Caroli
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Cor Caroli (literally “Charles' heart”).
Proper noun edit
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici; Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum (2.90m).
Translations edit
the brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici
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See also edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Named by an English physician Sir Charles Scarborough in honor of the executed English King Charles I. Shortened Cor Caroli Regis Martyris, "the Heart of the Martyr King Charles" for a constellation. Later, connected with his son, Charles II by a German astronomer Bode for the brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici, Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum.
Proper noun edit
Cor Carolī n sg (genitive Cordis Carolī); third declension
- (astronomy) A - now obsolete - constellation within Canes Venatici.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cor Carolī |
Genitive | Cordis Carolī |
Dative | Cordī Carolī |
Accusative | Cor Carolī |
Ablative | Corde Carolī |
Vocative | Cor Carolī |