proper noun
Betelgeusē
Betelgeusē ? sg (indeclinable)
Classical[bɛ.tɛɫˈɡɛu̯.seː]Ecclesiastical[be.tel̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːu̯.se]
Meaning
- indeclinableBetelgeuse
Origins
Ultimately from an alteration of the Arabic يَد الجَوْزَاء (yad al-jawzāʔ, “hand of the central one”), from يَد (yad, “hand”) + جَوْزَاء (jawzāʔ, “central one”).
Descendants
- EnglishBetelgeuse
- ItalianBetelgeuse