Aldebarann.

Brit.

/alˈdɛb(ə)rən/,

/alˈdɛb(ə)rn̩/, U.S.

/ælˈdɛbərən/

Forms: Middle English 1800s– Aldeberan, Middle English–1600s Aldeboran, 1500s– Aldebaran, 1600s Aldebaron.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic al-dabarān.

Etymology: < Arabic al-dabarān < al- the + dabarān follower < dabara to turn the back, to flee, to follow. The star is so called because it rises after the Pleiades cluster of stars. Compare post-classical Latin Aldebaran (1485 or earlier).

Astronomy.

A red giant star, the brightest in the constellation Taurus. Also called alpha Tauri.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1310 The ferste sterre Aldeboran, The cliereste and the moste of alle.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Brussels) (1940) i. §21. f. 82^v I seye not that they aryse alle by southe the est lyne, wittnesse on aldeboran & algomeysa.

1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. G Aldebaran is euer a meate rodde, and more to the eye vnder the 7. Sterres.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I8^v If Ioue esteeming me too good for earth, Raise me to match the faire Aldeboran, Aboue the threefold Astracisme of heauen.

1683 A. Storer Let. 26 Apr. in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 390 There hath beene severall notable Lunar Eclipses heare of Late; ye ☽ and Aldebaran, ye Last Yeare the ☽ hid Aldebron severale times.

1715 W. Whiston Astron. Lect. v. 44 This star..afterwards..grew yellow; and then red like Mars or Aldebaran.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. III. 572 A line drawn from Procyon, by Aldebaran, westward, leads you to the constellation called the Ram.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. ii. 13 The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 461 What is the parallax of the subsolar ecliptic of Aldebaran?

2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. b2 Begin with the season's most prominent constellation, Orion. Simply shoot an arrow through its three belt stars to the northwest. It hits reddish Aldebaran. Bull's-eye!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aldebaran
释义	Aldebarann. Brit. /alˈdɛb(ə)rən/, /alˈdɛb(ə)rn̩/, U.S. /ælˈdɛbərən/ Forms: Middle English 1800s– Aldeberan, Middle English–1600s Aldeboran, 1500s– Aldebaran, 1600s Aldebaron. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic al-dabarān. Etymology: < Arabic al-dabarān < al- the + dabarān follower < dabara to turn the back, to flee, to follow. The star is so called because it rises after the Pleiades cluster of stars. Compare post-classical Latin Aldebaran (1485 or earlier). Astronomy. A red giant star, the brightest in the constellation Taurus. Also called alpha Tauri. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. 1310 The ferste sterre Aldeboran, The cliereste and the moste of alle. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Brussels) (1940) i. §21. f. 82^v I seye not that they aryse alle by southe the est lyne, wittnesse on aldeboran & algomeysa. 1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. G Aldebaran is euer a meate rodde, and more to the eye vnder the 7. Sterres. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I8^v If Ioue esteeming me too good for earth, Raise me to match the faire Aldeboran, Aboue the threefold Astracisme of heauen. 1683 A. Storer Let. 26 Apr. in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 390 There hath beene severall notable Lunar Eclipses heare of Late; ye ☽ and Aldebaran, ye Last Yeare the ☽ hid Aldebron severale times. 1715 W. Whiston Astron. Lect. v. 44 This star..afterwards..grew yellow; and then red like Mars or Aldebaran. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. III. 572 A line drawn from Procyon, by Aldebaran, westward, leads you to the constellation called the Ram. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. ii. 13 The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 461 What is the parallax of the subsolar ecliptic of Aldebaran? 2006 Roanoke (Virginia) Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. b2 Begin with the season's most prominent constellation, Orion. Simply shoot an arrow through its three belt stars to the northwest. It hits reddish Aldebaran. Bull's-eye! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1393
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