[soh-this] 
| the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians. |
this < Egyptian spdt
[soh-thik, soth-ik] , adjective | Sir·i·us (sĭr'ē-əs) n. A star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky, approximately 8.6 light-years distant from Earth. Also called Dog Star, Sothis. [Latin Sīrius, from Greek Seirios, from seirios, burning.] |
| So·this (sō'thĭs) n. See Sirius. [Greek Sōthis, from Egyptian spdt.] |