Vega

See also: vega and vegà

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡə/
  • Homophone: vega

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, falling), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, falling eagle). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʿ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʿa, fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce).

Proper noun

Vega

  1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Spanish vega (meadow, fertile lowland).

Proper noun

Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Vega (plural Vegas)

  1. (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

Further reading

Anagrams


Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (river plain, water meadow).

Proper noun

Vega

  1. a surname from Spanish

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.


Italian

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, falling), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, falling eagle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ɡa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
  • Hyphenation: Vè‧ga

Proper noun

Vega f

  1. Vega

Norwegian

Proper noun

Vega

  1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɡa/ [ˈbe.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: Ve‧ga

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʿ, falling), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, falling eagle).

Proper noun

Vega ?

  1. (astronomy) Vega, the star in Lyra constellation.

Etymology 2

From vega (meadow), from Basque *bai-ko (river plain, water meadow). Related to Las Vegas (but these without surname sense)

Proper noun

Vega ?

  1. a topographic surname.
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