Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schedar

/ˈʃɛdɑːr/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schedar
IPA: /ˈʃɛdɑːr/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.

Etymology

From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “breast, chest”), in reference to its position within Cassiopeia.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: صَدْر, ص د ر

Synonyms

α Cassiopeiae α Cas Alpha Cassiopeiae

Questions

How do you pronounce schedar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɛdɑːr/.
What does schedar mean?: A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.
Where does schedar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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