Spica
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Etymology edit
Latin spīca virginis "Virgo's ear of grain"
Proper noun edit
Spica
- (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921:
- The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
Translations edit
star
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spīca (“ear of grain”).
Proper noun edit
Spica f
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin spīca virginis.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Spica f
- (astronomy) Spica (blue-white giant star)
- Synonyms: Kłos, Kłos Panny
Declension edit
Declension of Spica
Further reading edit
- Spica in Polish dictionaries at PWN