Definition
Another term for the Dog Star (Sirius), the brightest star visible from Earth, or the period of intense summer heat called the dog days.
Etymology
From Latin canicula, meaning 'little dog,' a diminutive of canis (dog). The Romans named the star after Orion's hunting dog, and it gives its name to the hot season.
Kelly Says
The 'dog days' happen when Sirius rises with the sun—ancient Romans actually believed the star's heat added to the sun's rays, making summer scorching; we now know they were wrong, but the name stuck for 2,000 years!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
BNবাংলা
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
CACatalà
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
CSČeština
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
DADansk
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
DEDeutsch
Hitzeperiode
heet-zeh-pe-ree-oh-deh
ELΕλληνικά
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
ESEspañol
canicula
kan-i-koo-la
FAفارسی
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
FISuomi
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
FRFrançais
canicule
ka-nik-yul
GUGU
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
HAHA
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
HEעברית
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीष्मकाल
gree-shma-kaal
HUMagyar
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
IGIG
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
ITItaliano
canicula
ka-ni-koo-la
KKKK
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
KMKM
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
MRMR
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
MSBahasa Melayu
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
MYမြန်မာ
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
NLNederlands
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
NONorsk
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
PAPA
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
PLPolski
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
PTPortuguês
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
RORomână
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
RUРусский
canicula
kan-i-ku-la
SVSvenska
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
SWKiswahili
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
TEతెలుగు
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
THไทย
ฤดูร้อน
roo-doo-rohn
TLTL
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
TRTürkçe
canicula
kan-i-ku-la
UKУкраїнська
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
URاردو
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
VITiếng Việt
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
YOYO
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la
ZUZU
canicula
ka-ni-ku-la