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Sagittarius
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sagittarius
Translingual
thumb|Sagittarius serpentarius species
Etymology
mul la sagittarius archer
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Sagittariidae secretary bird, native to sub-Saharan Africa
Hypernyms
genus ; Sagittariidae family family
Hyponyms
genus Sagittarius serpentarius species sole extant species
References
Sagittarius (genus)
1
Sagittarius serpentarius 1
mul Birds
English
en Image:Sagittarius.svg Scorpio Capricorn Sagittarius (astrology)
Etymology
From en la sagittārius archer, la grc τοξότης 1 1; possibly adapted from en akk 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 the bow-armed god Pabilsaĝ pabilsaĝ (see Pabilsaĝ), from en sux 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 MULPA.BIL2.SAG.John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17.
Pronunciation
en /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/ RP
en /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/ US,nMmmm
en /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹiəs/ GA,Mmmm
en en-us-Sagittarius.ogg US
en ɛəɹiəs 5
Proper noun
(symbol ♐︎)
en Q8866en zodiac constellations A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a centaur drawing a bow. It contains the stars Kaus Australis, Kaus Borealis and Nunki.
en Archer Centaur Sagittar Sagittary the Archer the Centaur the Sagittar the Sagittary obsolete obsolete
en Q2194186en astrology The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).
Synonyms
en Toxotes
Derived terms
en Sagicorn
en Scorsagian
en Sagittarian
Translations
constellation
Albanian: sq Shigjetari m
Arabic: ar بُرْج اَلْقَوْس m, ar اَلْقَوْس m
Armenian: hy աղեղնավոր Աղեղնավոր
Azerbaijani: az Oxatan
Breton: br Saezher m, br Saezhetaer m
Bulgarian: bg Стреле́ц m
Catalan: ca Sagitari
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 人馬座
Mandarin: cmn 人馬座
Cornish: kw Sether an Sether m
Danish: da Skytten
Dutch: nl Boogschutter m
Esperanto: eo Sagitario
Estonian: et Ambur
Finnish: fi Jousimies
French: fr Sagittaire m
German: de Schütze m
Greek: el Τοξότης m
Ancient Greek: grc τοξότης Τοξότης m
Hebrew: he קַשָּׁת m qashát
Hindi: hi धनु m
Hungarian: hu Nyilas
Irish: ga Saighdeoir an Saighdeoir m
Italian: it Sagittario m
Japanese: ja 射手座 Iteza, ja いて座 Iteza
Kankanaey: kne Tikem
Kazakh: kk Мерген
Korean: ko ^궁수(弓手)자리, ko ^사수(射手)자리
Latin: la Sagittarius m, la Arcitenens m
Latvian: lv Strēlnieks m
Lithuanian: lt Šaulys m
Macedonian: mk Стрелец m
Malay: ms Pemanah, ms Kaus, ms Sagitarius
Maltese: mt Saġittarju
Norwegian: no Skytten
Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Стрилєц m
Polish: pl Strzelec m-an
Portuguese: pt Sagitário m
Romanian: ro Săgetătorul m definite
Russian: ru Стреле́ц m
Sanskrit: sa धनु m n, sa धनुष m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Saighdear m
Slovak: sk Strelec m
Slovene: sl Strelec m
Spanish: es Sagitario m
Swedish: sv Skytten
Tagalog: tl Mamamana, tl Sahitaryo
Telugu: te ధనూరాశి, te ధనుస్సు
Turkish: tr Yay
Ukrainian: uk Стріле́ць m
Vietnamese: vi Cung Thủ, vi Xạ Thủ, vi Nhân Mã
Welsh: cy Saethydd y Saethydd m
astrological sign
Afrikaans: af Boogskutter
Albanian: sq Shigjetari m
Arabic: ar بُرْج اَلْقَوْس m, ar اَلْقَوْس m
Armenian: hy աղեղնավոր Աղեղնավոր
Asturian: ast Saxitariu, ast Arqueru
Azerbaijani: az Oxatan
Breton: br Saezher m, br Saezhetaer m
Bulgarian: bg Стреле́ц m
Burmese: my ဓနု
Catalan: ca Sagitari m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 人馬座
Mandarin: cmn 人馬座, cmn 射手座
Cornish: kw an Sether
Czech: cs Střelec m
Danish: da Skytten
Dutch: nl Boogschutter m
Estonian: et Ambur
Finnish: fi Jousimies
French: fr Sagittaire
Georgian: ka მშვილდოსანი
German: de Schütze m
Greek: el Τοξότης m
Ancient Greek: grc τοξότης Τοξότης m
Hebrew: he קַשָּׁת m qashát
Hindi: hi धनु m
Hungarian: hu Nyilas
Irish: ga Saighdeoir an Saighdeoir m
Italian: it Sagittario m
Japanese: ja 人馬宮 Jinbakyū
Kazakh: kk Мерген
Khmer: km ធ្នូ
Korean: ko ^인마궁(人馬宮), ko ^기사궁(騎射宮), ko ^사수궁(射手宮)
Latin: la Sagittarius m, la Arcitenens m
Luxembourgish: lb Schëtz m
Macedonian: mk стрелец m
Malay: ms Pemanah, ms Kaus, ms Sagitarius
Maltese: mt Saġittarju m, mt Qawwies
Norwegian: no Skytten m
Bokmål: nb Skytten m
Odia: or ଧନୁ dhanu
Old English: ang Sċytta m
Persian: fa کمانگیر kamângir, fa نیماسب s nīmasb
Polish: pl Strzelec m-an
Portuguese: pt Sagitário m
Romanian: ro Săgetător m
Russian: ru Стреле́ц m
Sanskrit: sa धनु m n, sa धनुष m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Saighdear m
Slovene: sl Strelec m
Spanish: es Sagitario
Swahili: sw Mshale, sw Kausi
Swedish: sv Skytten
Tagalog: tl Mamamana, tl Sahitaryo
Telugu: te ధనుస్సు, te ధనూరాశి
Thai: th ธนู
Turkish: tr Yay
Ukrainian: uk Стріле́ць m
Vietnamese: vi Nhân Mã, vi Xạ Thủ
Welsh: cy Saethydd y Saethydd m
Noun
en astrology Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.
en Sagittarian Sag informal Saggie informal
en Gemini
Translations
Someone with a Sagittarius star sign
Bulgarian: bg стреле́ц
Catalan: ca sagitari m f
Danish: da skytte c
Dutch: nl Boogschutter m
Estonian: et ambur
Finnish: fi jousimies
French: fr Sagittaire
German: de Schütze m
Irish: ga Saighdeoir m
Macedonian: mk стрелец m
Norwegian: no skytte m
Old English: ang Sċytta m
Polish: pl Strzelec m-pr
Portuguese: pt sagitariano
Romanian: ro săgetător m
Russian: ru стреле́ц m
Spanish: es sagitario
Swedish: sv skytt c
Ukrainian: uk стріле́ць m
References
See also
Latin
la:+ (constellatio)
Etymology
From la sagittārius archer.
Pronunciation
Sagittārius
la Sa git tā ri us
Proper noun
Sagittārius<2>
en Sagittarius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
Declension
Sagittārius<2>
See also
la Constellations in the zodiac