Cancer
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).
Proper noun edit
Cancer m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cancridae – true crabs, distinguished by the presence of a single posterolateral spine (on the edge of the carapace, towards the rear), anterolateral spines with deep fissures (on the carapace edge, towards the front), and a short extension of the carapace forward between the eyes.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Heterotremata - subsection; Cancroidea - superfamily; Cancridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Cancer pagurus (edible crab or brown crab) - type species; Cancer bellianus (toothed rock crab), Cancer borealis (Jonah crab), Cancer irroratus (Atlantic rock crab), Cancer johngarthi, Cancer plebejus, Cancer porteri, Cancer productus (red rock crab) - species
References edit
- Cancer (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cancer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cancer (Brachyura) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Gemini | Leo | |
English Wikipedia has an article about Cancer. |
Etymology edit
From Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkænsə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkænsɚ/
- Rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ)
Proper noun edit
Cancer (symbol ♋︎)
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
- And add more coals to Cancer when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22 - July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16 - August 15 (sidereal astrology).
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constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun edit
Cancer (plural Cancers)
- Someone with a Cancer star sign.
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 189:
- ‘All right, so what are Cancers apart from sad, then?’ Lizzie asked.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
Someone with a Cancer star sign
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See also edit
Zodiac signs in English (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | ||||||||
Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | ||||||||
Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |
Further reading edit
- Cancer (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin cancer (“crab”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Can‧cer
Proper noun edit
Cancer inan
- Cancer (constellation)
- Synonym: Karramarroa
Declension edit
Declension of Cancer (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite | |
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absolutive | Cancer |
ergative | Cancerrek |
dative | Cancerri |
genitive | Cancerren |
comitative | Cancerrekin |
causative | Cancerrengatik |
benefactive | Cancerrentzat |
instrumental | Cancerrez |
inessive | Cancerren |
locative | Cancerko |
allative | Cancerrera |
terminative | Cancerreraino |
directive | Cancerrerantz |
destinative | Cancerrerako |
ablative | Cancertik |
partitive | Cancerrik |
prolative | Cancertzat |
Further reading edit
- "Cancer" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Cancer m or f by sense (plural Cancers)
- Cancer (someone born with a Cancer star sign)
Proper noun edit
Cancer m
Related terms edit
See also edit
Zodiac signs in French (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Bélier | Taureau | Gémeaux | Cancer | ||||||||
Lion | Vierge | Balance | Scorpion | ||||||||
Sagittaire | Capricorne | Verseau | Poissons |
Further reading edit
- “Cancer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.