sothis

Questions about sothis

What does sothis mean?

sothis means "the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major".

How many syllables are in sothis?

sothis has 2 syllables: so-this. The stress falls on "so".

What is another word for sothis?

Close synonyms include Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sothis a common word?

sothis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.