almagesto

See also: Almagesto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمَجِسْطِي (al-majisṭī, “almagest”), which is an addition of the Arabic definite article to a transliteration of Ancient Greek μεγίστη (megístē, “greatest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.maˈd͡ʒɛ.sto/
• Rhymes: -ɛsto
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧gè‧sto

Noun

almagesto m (plural almagesti)

1. (astronomy) almagest