Arcturus

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/ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/

proper noun

A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.

OriginLatin Arctūrus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓ρκτοῦρος (Ărktoûros) ← Proto-Indo-European *wer- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.

    When humanity activated the Charon Mass Relay in 2149, it led to Arcturus, 36 light years from Sol, Earth's sun. Arcturus is the third brightest star seen from Earth. It is an ancient red giant from the generation born before Sol.

    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Stations: Arcturus Station Codex entry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alpha boötis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥tḱos
  2. Proto-Hellenic*árktos
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρκτος (ắrktos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  5. Ancient Greekοὖρος (oûros)
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓ρκτοῦρος (Ărktoûros)
  7. LatinArctūrus
  8. EnglishArcturus

Borrowed from Latin Arctūrus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος
  • Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktoûros)Alpha Boötis
Arabic السماك الرامح
  • السماك الرامحAlpha Boötis
Chinese Cantonese 大角星
  • 大角星 (daai⁶ gok³ sing¹)Alpha Boötis
Chinese Mandarin 大角星
  • 大角星 (Dàjiǎoxīng)Alpha Boötis
French Arcturus, Arcture
  • ArcturusAlpha Boötis
  • ArctureAlpha Boötis
German Arcturus, Arktur
  • ArcturusAlpha Boötis
  • ArkturAlpha Boötis
Greek Αρκτούρος
  • Αρκτούρος (Arktoúros)Alpha Boötis
Hawaiian Hōkūleʻa
  • HōkūleʻaAlpha Boötis
Hebrew עַיִשׁ
  • עַיִשׁ (áyish)Alpha Boötis
Hindi स्वाति तारा
  • स्वाति तारा (svāti tārā)Alpha Boötis
Italian Arturo
  • ArturoAlpha Boötis
Japanese アークトゥルス
  • アークトゥルス (Ākuturusu)Alpha Boötis
Māori Ruawāhia
  • RuawāhiaAlpha Boötis
Persian ژوبیندار
  • ژوبیندار (žubin-dâr)Alpha Boötis
Polish Arktur
  • ArkturAlpha Boötis
Portuguese Arturo, Arcturus
  • ArturoAlpha Boötis
  • ArcturusAlpha Boötis
  • ArcturoAlpha Boötis
Punjabi ਸਵਾਤੀ
  • ਸਵਾਤੀ (savātī)Alpha Boötis
Russian Аркту́р
  • Аркту́р (Arktúr)Alpha Boötis
Scottish Gaelic Siarag
  • SiaragAlpha Boötis
Spanish Arturo
  • ArturoAlpha Boötis
Tagalog Makapanis
  • MakapanisAlpha Boötis
Thai ดาวดวงแก้ว
  • ดาวดวงแก้วAlpha Boötis
Vietnamese sao Đại Giác
  • sao Đại GiácAlpha Boötis

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Arcturus

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Cite this entry
APA

Arcturus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcturus

MLA

“Arcturus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcturus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arcturus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcturus.

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