Capricorn

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- +‎ corn (“horn”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/ === Proper noun === Capricorn (symbol ♑︎) (astronomy) Synonym of Capricornus (constellation). (astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology). Antonym: Cancer (regarded as an opposite) A person with this sign, according to their birthdate. Synonym: Capricornian Antonym: Cancer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Capricorn (plural Capricorns) Someone with a Capricorn star sign. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === Capricorn (third-person singular simple present Capricorns, present participle Capricorning, simple past and past participle Capricorned) (archaic) To adorn with horns. Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head." === See also ===