Sothiac

English

Etymology

From French sothiaque,[1] ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic, forming adjectives”)

Adjective

Sothiac (not comparable)

  1. (historical astronomy, uncommon) Alternative form of Sothic: Of or related to the star Sirius.

References
  1. "Sothiac, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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