Ossa Mayor

Old Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Latin Ursa Maior (“greater she-bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosa maˈjoɾ/

Proper noun

Ossa Mayor f

1. (astronomy) Ursa Major
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 29v:

     Et la eſtrella que es en cabo dela oreia delantera dela oſſa mayor a poder ſobreſta piedra ⁊ della recibe la fuerça ⁊ la uertud.

     And the start that is on the front ear of the Great Bear has power over this stone, and it receives its strength and virtue from it.

Related terms

• Ossa Menor (“Ursa Minor, the Little Bear”)

Descendants

• Spanish: Osa Mayor