Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyThe brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
Synonyms: Lonely Star of Autumn
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
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Origin
- Arabicفَمُ الْحُوت
- EnglishFomalhaut
From Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt, literally “the fish mouth”).
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Arabic فَمُ الْحُوت
- فَمُ الْحُوت (famu l-ḥūt)star
Catalan Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Chinese Cantonese 北落師門 /北落师门
- 北落師門 /北落师门 (bak¹ lok⁶ si¹ mun⁴)star
Chinese Mandarin 北落師門 /北落师门
- 北落師門 /北落师门 (běiluòshīmén)star
Dutch Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Finnish Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
French Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
German Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Greek Φομαλώ
- Φομαλώ (Fomaló)star
Hawaiian Ahiwela
- Ahiwelastar
Italian Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Japanese フォーマルハウト
- フォーマルハウト (Fōmaruhauto)star
Korean 포말하우트
- 포말하우트 (Pomalhauteu)star
Latin ōs piscis merīdiāni
- ōs piscis merīdiānistar
Lithuanian Fomalhautas
- Fomalhautasstar
Māori Ōtamarākau
- Ōtamarākaustar
Persian دهان ماهی
- دهان ماهی (dahân-e mâhi)star
Polish Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Portuguese Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Russian Фомальга́ут
- Фомальга́ут (Fomalʹgáut)star
Slovak Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Spanish Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Swedish Fomalhaut
- Fomalhautstar
Cite this entry
APA
Fomalhaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fomalhaut
MLA
“Fomalhaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fomalhaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fomalhaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fomalhaut.
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