Via Lactea

Meaning

the Milky Way

Concepts

Milky Way

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Translations

Milchstraße

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Vía Láctea

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Via Láctea

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Via Lattea

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Voie Lactée

Melkweg

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Samanyolu

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Γαλαξίας

Via Làctia

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melkweg

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Camino de Santiago

Voie lactée

Galaxis

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Via Làctea

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwi.a ˈɫak.te.a]

Etymology

From via (“road, way”) + lactea (the feminine form of lacteus (“milky”)). Calque of Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (κύκλος) (galaxías (kúklos)).