Capricornus

English

Alternative forms

Capricorn

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/
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Proper noun

Capricornus

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
(astrology) Capricorn.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

Cancer

Derived terms

Translations

constellation

Arabic: بُرْج اَلْجَدْي‎‎ m (burj al-jady), اَلْجَدْي‎‎ m (al-jady)
Armenian: Այծեղջյուր (Aycełǰyur)
Old Armenian: այծեղջիւր (aycełǰiwr)
Azerbaijani: Oğlaq
Breton: Gavr f
Bulgarian: Козирог m (Kozirog)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 摩羯座 (zh) (mójiézuò)
Cornish: an Aver
Czech: Kozoroh (cs) m
Danish: Stenbukken
Dutch: Steenbok (nl) m
Finnish: Kauris (fi)
French: Capricorne (fr) m
German: Steinbock (de) m
Greek: Αιγόκερως (el) m (Aigókeros)
Ancient: Αἰγόκερως m (Aigókerōs)
Hebrew: גדי‎‎ (he) m (g'dí)
Hungarian: Bak (hu)

Icelandic: Steingeit f
Irish: an Gabhar m
Italian: Capricorno (it) m
Japanese: 山羊座 (ja) (やぎざ, yagiza), やぎ座 (ja)
Korean: 염소자리 (ko) (yeomsojari)
Latin: Capricornus (la) m, Aegoceros m
Macedonian: Јарец m (Járec)
Malay: Kambing Duyung, Jadi, Kaprikorn
Maltese: Kaprikornu
Norwegian: Steinbukken (no) m
Polish: Koziorożec (pl) m
Portuguese: Capricórnio (pt)
Russian: Козеро́г (ru) m (Kozeróg)
Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghobhar f
Slovene: Kozorog (sl)
Spanish: Capricornio m
Tagalog: Kambing
Turkish: Oğlak (tr)

astrological sign — see Capricorn

Latin

Etymology

From caper + cornu.

Proper noun

Capricornus m (genitive Capricornī); second declension

Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac.

Inflection

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Capricornus
genitive	Capricornī
dative	Capricornō
accusative	Capricornum
ablative	Capricornō
vocative	Capricorne
locative	Capricornī

Related terms

caper, capra
cornu

Descendants

English: Capricorn, Capricornus
French: Capricorne
Italian: Capricorno, capricorno
Portuguese: Capricórnio
Spanish: capricornio, Capricornio

References

Capricornus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Capricornus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Capricornus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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