Ursa Maior
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊr.sa ˈmaj.jɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈur.sa ˈmaː.jor]
Proper noun
Ursa Maior f sg (genitive Ursae Maiōris); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun with a third-declension comparative adjective, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ursa Maior |
| genitive | Ursae Maiōris |
| dative | Ursae Maiōrī |
| accusative | Ursam Maiōrem |
| ablative | Ursā Maiōre Ursā Maiōrī |
| vocative | Ursa Maior |
Portuguese
Etymology
Calque of Latin Ursa Maior.
Proper noun
- (astronomy) Ursa Major (large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky)