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 (symbol ♑︎)

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

Antonyms

Cancer

Derived terms

Related terms

Capricorni

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)
Catalan: Capricorn (ca) m
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: Αἰγοκέρως m (Aigokérōs)
Hebrew: גדי‎ (he) m (g'dí)
Hindi: मकर (hi) m (makar)
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)
Kazakh: Тауешкі (Taueşkı)
Korean: 염소자리 (ko) (yeomsojari)
Latin: Capricornus (la) m, Aegoceros m
Macedonian: Ја́рец 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)
Sanskrit: मकर (sa) m (makara)
Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghobhar f
Slovene: Kozorog (sl)
Spanish: Capricornio (es) m
Tagalog: Kambing
Telugu: మకరరాశి (te) (makararāśi), మకరము (te) (makaramu), మకరం (te) (makaraṁ)
Tibetan: ཆུ་སྲིན་སྐར་ཚོམ (chu srin skar tshom)
Turkish: Oğlak (tr)
Ukrainian: Козорі́г m (Kozoríh)

astrological sign — see Capricorn

Latin

Etymology

From caper + cornu.

Proper noun

Capricornus m sg (genitive Capricornī); second declension

Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac.

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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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