English Explanatory Dictionary

Capricorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).
  2. The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).
  3. A person with this sign, according to their birthdate.
noun
  1. Someone with a Capricorn star sign.
verb
  1. To adorn with horns.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/ en-us-Capricorn.ogg

Word forms

Capricorn ♑︎ Capricorns Capricorning Capricorned

Etymology

From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).

Synonyms

Capricornus Capricornian

Antonyms

Cancer

Related words

caper caprid Capridae Caprinae caprine

Derived words

Capricorn beetle first point of Capricorn Tropic of Capricorn

Translations

Afrikaans: Steenbok Albanian: Bricjapi Arabic: بُرْج اَلْجَدْي Arabic: اَلْجَدْي Armenian: Այծեղջյուր Old Armenian: այծեղջիւր Asturian: Capricorniu Azerbaijani: Oğlaq Breton: Gavr Bulgarian: Козирог Burmese: မကာရ Catalan: Capricorn Chinese Mandarin: 摩羯座 Coptic: ⲙⲉⲛⲇⲏⲥ Cornish: an Aver Czech: Kozoroh Danish: Stenbukken Dutch: Steenbok Estonian: Kaljukits Finnish: Kauris French: Capricorne Galician: Capricornio Georgian: თხის რქა German: Steinbock Greek: Αιγόκερως Ancient Greek: Αἰγοκέρως Hebrew: גְּדִי Hindi: मकर Hungarian: Bak Irish: an Gabhar Italian: Capricorno Japanese: 磨羯宮 Kazakh: Тауешкі Khmer: មករា Korean: 마갈궁 Latvian: Mežāzis Lithuanian: Ožiaragis Luxembourgish: Steebock Macedonian: јарец Malay: Kambing Duyung Malay: Jadi Malay: Kaprikorn Maltese: Kaprikorn Maltese: Il-Muntun
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