Sothiac

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A form of Sothic — Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

OriginFrench sothiaque ← Ancient Greek σωθιακός →
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Meanings

adjectiveSothiac (not comparable)
  1. alternativehistoricalnot comparableuncommonastronomyAlternative form of Sothic: Of or related to the star Sirius.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσωθιακός“Sothic”
  2. Frenchsothiaque
  3. EnglishSothiac

From French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic, forming adjectives”).

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APA

Sothiac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sothiac

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“Sothiac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sothiac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sothiac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sothiac.

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