Virgo
See also: virgo
English
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Virgo constellation map
Etymology
From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”). Doublet of virgin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
Proper noun
Virgo (symbol ♍︎)
- (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
- c. 1588–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
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- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Virginis
- Virgoan
Related terms
- (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)
Translations
constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun
Virgo (plural Virgos)
- Someone with a Virgo star sign
Synonyms
- Virgoan
Antonyms
- Pisces
Translations
Someone with a Virgo star sign
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See also
- (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Category: en:Astrology)
Anagrams
- vigor
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ir.ɡoː/, [ˈu̯ɪrɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvir.ɡo/, [ˈvirɡo]
Etymology 1
See virgō.
Proper noun
Virgō f sg (genitive Virginis); third declension
- (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Virgō |
Genitive | Virginis |
Dative | Virginī |
Accusative | Virginem |
Ablative | Virgine |
Vocative | Virgō |
Descendants
- Italian: Vergine
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Virgō m sg (genitive Virgōnis); third declension
- a male given name, character in the play Persa by Plautus
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Virgō |
Genitive | Virgōnis |
Dative | Virgōnī |
Accusative | Virgōnem |
Ablative | Virgōne |
Vocative | Virgō |
Portuguese
Proper noun
Virgo f
- (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)
Spanish
Proper noun
Virgo m
- (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (constellation)
- (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign)
See also
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Aries ♈︎ | Tauro ♉︎ | Géminis ♊︎ | Cáncer ♋︎ | ||||||||
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Leo ♌︎ | Virgo ♍︎ | Libra ♎︎ | Escorpio ♏︎ | ||||||||
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Sagitario ♐︎ | Capricornio ♑︎ | Acuario ♒︎ | Piscis ♓︎ |