Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altair

/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: al-tair
IPA: /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Etymology

From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ط ي ر, اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر

Derived Forms

Altairian

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce altair?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/.
What does altair mean?: The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Where does altair come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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