Sagitta
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sagitta (arrow).
Origin
Latin
sagitta
Gloss
arrow
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
矢
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sagitta English
- sagittaalitaso Finnish
- Sagittiger Latin
- Scytalosagittipelliger Latin
- sagitta Latin
- sagittarius Latin
- sagittifer Latin
- sagittifolius Latin
- saetta Italian
- saeta Spanish, Castilian
- saete Old French
- sageta Catalan, Valencian
- săgeată Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- saeth Welsh
- saiget Old Irish
- shigjetë Albanian
- saeta Old Portuguese
- sãdzeatã Aromanian
- sajetta Romansh
- saete Friulian
- saigteóir Middle Irish
- saigteóracht Middle Irish
- sàita Istriot