Capricornus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ (UK)
- /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”), calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγοκέρως (Aigokérōs, “horned goat; name of constellation”), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (suḫurmāšu), from Sumerian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (ᴹᵁᴸSUḪUR.MAŠ, “the Goat-Fish; name of constellation”).
Meanings
- A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish).
- Capricorn, one of the signs.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♑︎ | symbol | lexicographic | |
| Capricorn | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Capricornian · Tropic of Capricorn
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Meronyms
Alshat · Nashira · Secunda Giedi · Deneb Algedi · Prima Giedi
Relateds
Synonyms
Capricornus · Capricorn · Horned Goat · Goat · Sea-Goat · Goat
Translations (57)
te మకరరాశి (constellation) · vi Ma Kết (constellation) · bg Козирог (constellation) · hi मकर (constellation) · et Kaljukits (constellation) · ja やぎ座 (constellation) · br Gavr (constellation) · la Capricornus (constellation) · vi Sơn Dương (constellation) · ms Kaprikorn (constellation) · cs Kozoroh (constellation) · grc Αἰγοκέρως (constellation) · ko 염소자리 (constellation) · da Stenbukken (constellation) · it Capricorno (constellation) · ar بُرْج اَلْجَدْي (constellation) · sa मकर (constellation) · te మకరము (constellation) · bo ཆུ་སྲིན་སྐར་ཚོམ (constellation) · mk Ја́рец (constellation) · vi Nam Dương (constellation) · ga an Gabhar (constellation) · pl Koziorożec (constellation) · th กลุ่มดาวแพะทะเล (constellation) · kk Тауешкі (constellation) · kw an Aver (constellation) · az Oğlaq (constellation) · es Capricornio (constellation) · cmn 摩羯座 (constellation) · tl Kambing (constellation) · ca Capricorn (constellation) · tr Oğlak (constellation) · la Aegoceros (constellation) · nl Steenbok (constellation) · fr Capricorne (constellation) · hy Այծեղջյուր (constellation) · ms Kambing Duyung (constellation) · ru Козеро́г (constellation) · uk Козорі́г (constellation) · de Steinbock (constellation) · xcl այծեղջիւր (constellation) · he גדי (constellation) · ms Jadi (constellation) · hu Bak (constellation) · ar اَلْجَدْي (constellation) · no Steinbukken (constellation) · ko 산양좌 (constellation) · gd an Gobhar (constellation) · is Steingeit (constellation) · pt Capricórnio (constellation) · fi Kauris (constellation) · ko 산양(山羊)자리 (constellation) · ja 山羊座 (constellation) · mt Kaprikornu (constellation) · el Αιγόκερως (constellation) · te మకరం (constellation) · sl Kozorog (constellation)