Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deneb

/ˈdɛnɛb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: deneb
IPA: /ˈdɛnɛb/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.

Etymology

From Arabic ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة (dajāja, “hen”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ذَنَب الدَّجَاجَة, ذ ن ب

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛnɛb/

Questions

How do you pronounce deneb?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛnɛb/.
What does deneb mean?: A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.
Where does deneb come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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