Vega
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
Proper noun[edit]
Vega
- (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).
Proper noun[edit]
Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)
- A surname from Spanish.
- A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
Noun[edit]
Vega (plural Vegas)
- (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
Further reading[edit]
- Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vega, Texas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chevrolet Vega on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).
Proper noun[edit]
Vega
- a surname from Spanish
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vega f
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vega
- An island on the coast of Nordland, Norway
- A municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself
- the star Vega
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vega
- An island on the coast of Nordland, Norway
- A municipality on the coast of Nordland, Norway, which includes some hundred islets and islands, the biggest of them are Ylvingen, Igerøy, Søla and Vega itself
- the star Vega
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”).
Proper noun[edit]
Vega ?
Etymology 2[edit]
From vega (“meadow”), from Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”). Related to Las Vegas (but these without surname sense).
Proper noun[edit]
Vega m or f by sense
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