Sothic

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UK/ˈsɒθ.ɪk/UK/ˈsəʊ.θɪk/US/ˈsɑ.θɪk/US/ˈsoʊ.θɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

OriginFrench sothiaque ← Ancient Greek σωθιακός →
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Meanings

adjectiveSothic (not comparable)

alternative Sothiac

  1. historicalnot comparableastronomyOf or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
canicular

Origin

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

From Sothis (“Sirius”) + -ic (forming adjectives), a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sothic

gothicVisigothichypothecOstrogothicSouthern Gothicwhimsigothic
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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