Canis Major

Translingual thumb|The constellation Canis Major Etymology From mul la canis maior (the) greater dog. Proper noun mul proper noun Canis Major mul constellation A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star). Derived terms mul Canis Majoris Translations winter constellation of the northern sky Arabic: ar الْكَلْب الْأَكْبَر Catalan: ca Ca Major m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 大犬座 Dutch: nl Grote Hond m Esperanto: eo Granda Hundo Estonian: et Suur Peni Faroese: fo Stóri hundur m Finnish: fi Iso koira French: fr Grand Chien m Galician: gl Can Maior German: de Großer Hund m Greek: el Μέγας Κύων m Hindi: hi महाश्वान तारामंडल m Irish: ga Madra Mór m an Madra Mór Italian: it Cane maggiore m Japanese: ja 大犬座 Ōinuza, ja おおいぬ座 Ōinuza Kazakh: kk Үлкен Арлан Korean: ko ^큰개자리 Latin: la Canis Maior f Low German: German Low German: nds-de Groot Hund m Malay: ms Anjing Besar Maltese: mt Kelb is-Sema m Māori: mi Kāhui Takurua, mi Pūtahi-nui-o-Rehua Polish: pl Wielki Pies m Portuguese: pt Cão Maior m Romanian: ro Câinele Mare m Russian: ru Большо́й Пёс m, ru созве́здие Большо́го Пса n Spanish: Canis Major Tagalog: tl Malaking Aso Turkish: tr Büyük Köpek See also mul Canes Venatici mul Canis Minor en dog days en Dog Star mul Sirius mul Beta Canis Majoris