See also: capricornus

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Etymology edit

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (goat) and cornū (horn).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/
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Proper noun edit

Capricornus (symbol ︎)

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

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Basque edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin Capricornus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaprikornus̺/ [ka.pri.kor.nus̺]
  • Rhymes: -ornus̺
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧pri‧cor‧nus

Proper noun edit

Capricornus inan

  1. Capricornus (constellation)
    Synonym: Kaprikornioa

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Further reading edit

  • "Capricornus" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From caper (goat) +‎ cornu (horn).

Proper noun edit

Capricornus m sg (genitive Capricornī); second declension

  1. Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Capricornus
Genitive Capricornī
Dative Capricornō
Accusative Capricornum
Ablative Capricornō
Vocative Capricorne
Locative Capricornī

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References edit

  • 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