Capricornus

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

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

Synonyms

• ♑

Antonyms

• Cancer

Derived terms

• Capricorni
• Capricornian
• Tropic of Capricorn

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: Αιγοκέρως m (Aigokérōs) 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

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Latin

Etymology

From caper + cornu.

Proper noun

Capricornus m (genitive Capricornī); second declension

1. 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