Ophiuchus

English en Image:Ophiuchus.svg Scorpio Sagittarius Ophiuchus (astrology) Etymology From en la Ophiūchus, from en grc ὀφιοῦχος serpent-handler, from grc ὄφις snake + grc ἔχω to hold. en ine-pro *seǵʰ- Pronunciation en /ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/ /ˌoʊ.fiˈjuː.kəs/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ophiuchus.wav Southern England Proper noun (symbol ⛎︎) en zodiac constellations A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens. en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 58 In 1604 a new star appeared in the eastern foot of Ophiuchus, but disappeared again in 1605. Usage notes Although it is not a member of the traditional twelve signs of the zodiac, the sun does pass through the constellation as defined by the IAU, and some schools of astrology count it as an astrological sign. Synonyms en Serpentarius Derived terms en Ophiuchi Translations zodiacal constellation of the northern summer Afrikaans: af Slangdraer Arabic: ar الْحَوَّاء m Catalan: ca Serpentari m Dutch: nl Slangendrager m Esperanto: eo Serpentisto Finnish: fi Käärmeenkantaja French: fr Ophiuchus, fr Serpentaire German: de Schlangenträger m, de Ophiuchus m Greek: el Οφιούχος m Ancient Greek: grc Ὀφιοῦχος m Hebrew: he חַוָּה khavá Irish: ga Fear na bPéisteanna m Italian: it Ofiuco Japanese: ja へびつかい座 Hebitsukai Korean: ko ^뱀주인(主人)자리 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Marvan f, kmr Hewa f Latin: la Serpentarius m, la Anguifer m Lithuanian: lt Gyvatnešis m Malay: ms Peregang Ular Polish: pl Wężownik m Portuguese: pt Ofiúco m Russian: ru Змеено́сец Sicilian: scn Afiucu m Slovene: sl Kačenôsec m Spanish: es Ofiuco m Ukrainian: uk Змієно́сець m See also en Asclepius en Serpens German de: Etymology de la Ophiūchus Pronunciation de [ˌofiˈʔuːxʊs] de Ophi uchus Proper noun m de astronomy en Ophiuchus a zodiacal constellation de Schlangenträger Serpentarius archaic Declension m Hypernyms de Ekliptiksternbild de Sternbild Holonyms de Tierkreis Related terms de Ophi­u­ro­i­den Further reading