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Capricornus
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capricornus
English
,Capricorn (astrology)
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Alternative forms
en Capricorn
Etymology
From en enm -, borrowed from en la Capricornus, from la capra goat and la cornū horn, la grc Αἰγοκέρως horned goat; name of constellation 1 1,Richard Hinckley Allen. 1899. Star-Names and their Meaning. (1963 reprint). New York: Dover Publications. p. 135. grc akk 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 suḫurmāšu 1 1, from
en sux 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 the Goat-Fish; name of constellation MULSUḪUR.MAŠ.John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17, 27.
Pronunciation
en /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ UK
en /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/ US
en en-us-Capricornus.ogg US
Proper noun
(symbol ♑︎)
en Q10535 en constellation A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish).
en Horned Goat Goat Sea-Goat the Horned Goat the Goat the Sea-Goat
en Q164272 en astrology Capricorn, one of the signs.
Antonyms
en Cancer
Derived terms
en Capricornian Tropic of Capricorn
Related terms
en Capricorni
Translations
constellation
Arabic: ar بُرْج اَلْجَدْي m, ar اَلْجَدْي m
Armenian: hy Այծեղջյուր
Old Armenian: xcl այծեղջիւր
Azerbaijani: az Oğlaq
Breton: br Gavr f
Bulgarian: bg Козирог m
Catalan: ca Capricorn m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 摩羯座
Cornish: kw an Aver
Czech: cs Kozoroh m
Danish: da Stenbukken
Dutch: nl Steenbok m
Estonian: et Kaljukits
Finnish: fi Kauris
French: fr Capricorne m
German: de Steinbock m
Greek: el Αιγόκερως m
Ancient Greek: grc Αἰγοκέρως m
Hebrew: he גדי m g'dí
Hindi: hi मकर m
Hungarian: hu Bak
Icelandic: is Steingeit f
Irish: ga Gabhar m an Gabhar
Italian: it Capricorno m
Japanese: ja 山羊座 Yagiza, ja やぎ座 Yagiza
Kazakh: kk Тауешкі
Korean: ko ^염소자리, ko ^산양(山羊)자리, ko ^산양좌(山羊座)
Latin: la Capricornus m, la Aegoceros m
Macedonian: mk Ја́рец m
Malay: ms Kambing Duyung, ms Jadi, ms Kaprikorn
Maltese: mt Kaprikornu
Norwegian: no Steinbukken m
Polish: pl Koziorożec m
Portuguese: pt Capricórnio
Russian: ru Козеро́г m
Sanskrit: sa मकर m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Gobhar m an Gobhar
Slovene: sl Kozorog
Spanish: es Capricornio m
Tagalog: tl Kambing
Telugu: te మకరరాశి, te మకరము, te మకరం
Thai: th กลุ่มดาวแพะทะเล
Tibetan: bo ཆུ་སྲིན་སྐར་ཚོམ
Turkish: tr Oğlak
Ukrainian: uk Козорі́г m
Vietnamese: vi Ma Kết, vi Nam Dương , vi Sơn Dương
astrological sign Capricorn
References
en Goats
Basque
Etymology
eu :lbor la:Capricornus + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
in
en Capricornus constellation
eu Kaprikornioa
Declension
in.pr
Further reading
eu Constellations
Latin
Etymology
la Capricornus :af caper<t:goat> cornu<t:horn> + 1
Proper noun
Capricornus<2.loc>
Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac.
Declension
Capricornus<2.loc>
Related terms
la caper, la capra
la cornu
Descendants
en Capricorn Capricornus
fr Capricorne
it Capricorno capricorno
pt Capricórnio
es capricornio Capricornio
References