Pleiades
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Pleiades
- /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/ UK
- /ˈpliː.əˌdiz/ US
- /ˈpleɪ.əˌdiz/ US
- /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiz/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).
proper noun the Pleiades
- The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
- An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth. The Pleiades and Hyades are sometimes spoken of as constellations, but this is a mistake; they are integral parts of Taurus.
Similar: Seven Sisters
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Similar: Seven Sisters
Translations
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name Greek mythology
| Español | Pléyades |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | プレイアデス Pureiadesu |
| 中文 | 普勒阿得斯 Pǔlè'ādésī |
| Português | Plêiades |
| Français | Pléiades |
| Deutsch | Plejaden |
| Italiano | Pleiadi |
| Ελληνικά | Πλειάδες Pleiádes |
| Русский | Плеяды Plejady |
| עברית | פליאדות |
name astronomy
| Español | Pléyades |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 플레이아데스성단 Peulleiadeseu-seongdan |
| 日本語 | 昴, スバル Subaru, プレアデス星団 Pureadesu seidan |
| 中文 | 昴宿星團 /昴宿星团 Mǎoxiù xīngtuán, 七姊妹星團 /七姊妹星团 Qī Zǐmèi xīngtuán, 昴宿團 /昴宿团 Mǎoxiùtuán |
| हिन्दी | कृत्तिका तारागुच्छ kŕttikā tārāgucch |
| Kiswahili | Kilimia, Thurea |
| Português | Plêiades |
| Français | Pléiades |
| Deutsch | Plejaden, Siebengestirn |
| Italiano | Pleiadi |
| Ελληνικά | Πλειάδες Pleiádes |
| Română | Pleiada, găinușă, Cloșca cu Pui |
| Русский | Плея́ды Plejády |
| Tiếng Việt | Tua Rua |
| العربية | الثُّرَيَّا aṯ-ṯurayyā |
| עברית | פליאדות, כִּימָה kimā |
Talk about this word "Pleiades." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pleiades. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pleiades. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pleiades "Pleiades." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pleiades.Cite this
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title = {Pleiades},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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