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Gemini
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gemini
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en Image:Gemini.svg Taurus Cancer Gemini (astrology)
thumb|The constellation Gemini
Etymology 1
Borrowed from en la geminī, plural of la geminus twin, la grc Δίδυμοι 1 1, grc akk 𒀯𒈠𒀸 māšu 1 1, akk sux 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 the Divine Twins, in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation mulMAŠ.TAB.BA 1 1.John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17. See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/
en en-us-Gemini.ogg US
Proper noun
(symbol ♊︎)
en Q8923en zodiac constellations A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.
en Heavenly Twins Twins the Heavenly Twins the Twins
en Q129214en astrology The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
en 2025 May 16th Gemini: May Legendary Wildcard Rise of the Half Moon Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, spanning the 60–89th degrees. The Sun is in Gemini from around 21 May to 20 June.
en Greek mythology with the plural The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
en Dioscuri Heavenly Twins
Derived terms
en Geminian Geminid
Related terms
en geminate
en gemination
Translations
constellation
Altai:
Southern Altai: alt эгис
Arabic: ar بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء m, ar اَلْجَوْزَاء m-p
Armenian: hy Երկվորյակներ
Azerbaijani: az Əkizlər
Bulgarian: bg Близна́ци p
Catalan: ca Bessons m-p
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 雙子座, cmn 雙子星 Shuāngzǐxīng
Cornish: kw an Evellyon
Czech: cs Blíženci m-p
Danish: da Tvillingerne c-p
Dutch: nl Tweelingen m-p
Esperanto: eo Ĝemeloj p
Estonian: et Kaksikud
Finnish: fi Kaksoset p
French: fr Gémeaux p
Galician: gl Xémini, gl Xemelgos m-p
German: de Zwillinge m-p
Greek: el Δίδυμοι m-p
Ancient Greek: grc Δίδυμοι m-p
Hebrew: he תְּאוֹמִים teomím
Hindi: hi मिथुन तारामंडल m
Hungarian: hu Ikrek, hu Ikrek csillagkép
Irish: ga Cúpla m an Cúpla
Italian: it Gemelli m-p
Japanese: ja 双子座 Futagoza, ja ふたご座 Futagoza
Kazakh: kk Зауза, kk Егіздер
Korean: ko ^쌍(雙)둥이자리
Latvian: lv Dvīņi m-p
Malay: ms Kembar, ms Jauza, ms Gemini
Marathi: mr मिथुन m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Tvillingene m-p
Nynorsk: nn Tvillingane m-p
Occitan: oc Bessons m-p
Old English: ang Ġetwisan m-p
Persian: fa دوپیکر do-peykar
Middle Persian: pal 𐭣𐭥𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 dō-pahikar
Polish: pl Bliźnięta nv-p
Portuguese: pt Gémeos m-p Portugal, pt Gêmeos m-p Brazil, pt Gemini
Romanian: ro Gemeni p
Russian: ru Близнецы́ m-p
Sanskrit: sa मिथुन m n, sa द्वंद्व m n
Scottish Gaelic: gd Gaolag is Gràdhag na Caiginn
Slovene: sl Dvojčka m-p
Spanish: es Géminis m-p
Tagalog: tl Kambal, tl Heminis
Telugu: te మిథునరాశి, te మిథునము, te మిథునం
Thai: th คนคู่ kon-kûu, th เมถุน mee-tǔn, th มิถุน mí-tùn
Turkish: tr İkizler
Ukrainian: uk Близня́та n-p, uk Близнюки́ m-p
Urdu: ur متھن m mithun
Vietnamese: vi Song Tử, vi Song Nam, vi Song Sinh
Welsh: cy yr Efeilliaid p
astrological sign
Afrikaans: af Tweeling
Albanian: sq Binjakët m-p
Arabic: ar بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء m, ar اَلْجَوْزَاء m-p
Armenian: hy Երկվորյակներ
Asturian: ast Xéminis, ast Ximielgos m-p
Azerbaijani: az Əkizlər
Bulgarian: bg Близна́ци p
Burmese: my မေထုန်
Catalan: ca Bessons m-p
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 雙子座
Cornish: kw an Evellyon
Czech: cs Blíženci m-p
Danish: da Tvillingerne c-p
Dutch: nl Tweelingen m-p
Esperanto: eo Ĝemeloj p
Estonian: et Kaksikud
Finnish: fi Kaksoset p
French: fr Gémeaux m-p
Galician: gl Xémini, gl Xemelgos m-p
Georgian: ka ტყუპები p, ka მარჩბივი
German: de Zwillinge m-p
Greek: el Δίδυμοι m-p
Ancient Greek: grc Δίδυμοι m-p
Hebrew: he תְּאוֹמִים teomím
Hindi: hi मिथुन m
Hungarian: hu Ikrek
Irish: ga Cúpla m an Cúpla
Italian: it Gemelli m-p
Japanese: ja 双児宮 Sōjikyū
Kazakh: kk Егіздер
Khmer: km មិថុនា
Korean: ko ^쌍아궁(雙兒宮), ko ^쌍자궁(雙子宮)
Latvian: lv Dvīņi
Lithuanian: lt Dvyniai
Luxembourgish: lb Zwilling m
Macedonian: mk близнаци m-p
Malay: ms Kembar, ms Jauza, ms Gemini
Maltese: mt Tewmin
Marathi: mr मिथुन
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Tvillingene m-p
Nynorsk: nn Tvillingane m-p
Occitan: oc Bessons m-p
Odia: or ମିଥୁନ mithuna
Old English: ang Ġetwisan m-p
Persian: fa دوپیکر dopeykar
Polish: pl Bliźnięta nv-p
Portuguese: pt Gémeos m-p Portugal, pt Gêmeos m-p Brazil
Romanian: ro Gemeni m-p
Russian: ru Близнецы́
Sanskrit: sa मिथुन m n, sa द्वंद्व m n
Scottish Gaelic: gd Leth-aonan na Leth-aonan
Slovene: sl Dvojčka m-p
Spanish: es Géminis m-p
Swahili: sw Mapacha, sw Jauza
Swedish: sv Tvillingarna
Tagalog: tl Kambal, tl Heminis
Telugu: te మిథునరాశి, te మిథునము, te మిథునం
Thai: th เมถุน, th มิถุน mí-tùn
Turkish: tr İkizler
Ukrainian: uk Близня́та n-p, uk Близнюки́ m-p
Vietnamese: vi Song Tử, vi Song Nam, vi Song Sinh
Castor and Pollux Dioscuri
Noun
Someone who has the Gemini star sign.
en Sagittarius
en 2022 w:Candice Carty-Williams People Person Trapeze 304 Danny had decided he was going to try to give things a proper go with Marley’s mum, so was mainly uncontactable because, ironically, as a Gemini, he wasn’t good at focusing on two things at once.
en obsolete A pair of something.
II ii 45 1 I haue grated vpon my good friends for three Repreeues for you, and your Coach-fellow Nim; or elſe you had look’d through the grate, like a Geminy of Baboones: […]
Synonyms
en Geminian
Translations
someone who has the Gemini star sign
Bulgarian: bg близна́ци p
Catalan: ca gèminis m f, ca bessons m f
Danish: da tvilling c
Dutch: nl Tweeling m
Estonian: et kaksik
Finnish: fi kaksonen
French: fr Gémeaux
Galician: gl xémini
German: de Zwilling m
Greek: el Δίδυμος m
Hungarian: hu ikrek p
Macedonian: mk близнак m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb tvilling m
Nynorsk: nn tvilling m
Old English: ang ġetwisa m
Polish: pl osoba spod znaku Bliźniąt f
Portuguese: pt geminiano
Russian: ru близне́ц m
Ukrainian: uk близня́ n, uk близню́к m
References
Etymology 2
en jiminy
Perhaps identical with the above (compare la ēdepol by Pollux, la ēcastor by Castor), but perhaps more likely distinct in origin: compare nl jemenie, nl jemie, de gemine, de jemine, cs jémine, all ultimately shortened from la Iēsū domine O Lord Jesus.
Interjection
en jiminy an expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
Derived terms
en by Gemini
Etymology 3
en hi जमना, alternative form of hi यमुना.
Proper noun
en Yamuna a tributary of the Ganges.
See also
Anagrams
en egiimn mingei
en Constellations
Latin
la:+ (discretiva)
Etymology
From la geminī twins.
Pronunciation
Geminī
Proper noun
Geminī<2>
la constellation astrology Gemini the Twins
la
Inflection
Geminī<2>
Descendants
en Gemini 1
See also
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :lbor la:gemini + 1
Proper noun
pt zodiac constellations en Gemini constellation
pt Gémeos Gêmeos