Sothis

[ soh-this ]

noun

1. the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.

Sothis

/ ˈsəʊθɪs /

noun

1. another name for Sirius

Other Words From

• So·thic [soh, -thik, soth, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis¹

< Greek Sṓthis < Egyptian spdt

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sothis¹

Greek; see Sothic

Example Sentences

Nintendo also hinted at the larger story for the game: the player character will periodically have visions from a mysterious figure named Sothis.

From The Verge

Sirius, the brightest star of all to the eye, just now making its presence known in the winter sky, also goes by the names of the Dog Star, Aschere, Canicula, Al Shira, Sothis, Alhabor, Mrgavyadha, Lubdhaka and Tenrōsei,as well as Alpha Canis Majoris, after its constellation, Canis Majoris, the big dog.

From New York Times

Sirius represented the dog-of-the-heavens, Sothis, who judged the dead, so that it was perfectly rational to devote the pyramids, considered as tombs, to the star Sirius.”

From Scientific American

With regard to the reign of Rameses II., he refers to the festival of the Sothis period which was celebrated in the thirtieth year of his reign.

From Project Gutenberg

Sothic, sō′thik, adj. of or pertaining to the dog-star Sothis or Sirius.—Sothic cycle, or period, a period of 1460 years; Sothic year, the ancient Egyptian fixed year, according to the heliacal rising of Sirius.

From Project Gutenberg