Capricornus

== English == === Alternative forms === Capricorn === Etymology === From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”), calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγοκέρως (Aigokérōs, “horned goat; name of constellation”), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (suḫurmāšu), from Sumerian 𒀯𒋦𒈧𒄩 (MULSUḪUR.MAŠ, “the Goat-Fish; name of constellation”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/ === Proper noun === Capricornus (symbol ♑︎) (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish). Synonyms: the Horned Goat, the Goat, the Sea-Goat (astrology) Capricorn, one of the signs. ==== Antonyms ==== Cancer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Basque == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Capricornus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaprikornus̺/ [ka.pri.kor.nus̺] Rhymes: -ornus̺, -us̺ Hyphenation: Ca‧pri‧cor‧nus === Proper noun === Capricornus inan Capricornus (constellation) Synonym: Kaprikornioa ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Capricornus”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Latin == === Etymology === From caper (“goat”) + cornu (“horn”). === Proper noun === Capricornus m sg (genitive Capricornī); second declension Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== 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.