boötes
/boʊˈoʊtiːz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.
Example Sentences
- "when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light."
- "These fringes of lamplight, struggling up through smoke and thousandfold exhalation, some fathoms into the ancient reign of Night, what thinks Boötes of them, as he leads his Hunting-Dogs over the Zenith in their leash of sidereal fire?"
Etymology
From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Boōtēs, Βοώτης
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Boötid
Boötis