Virgo

See also: virgo

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Leo		Libra
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Virgo constellation map

Etymology

From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”). Doublet of virgin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜːɡəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvɝɡoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡəʊ

Proper noun

Virgo (symbol ♍)

1. (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
   • c. 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 3,

     Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.

2. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).

Derived terms

• Virginis
• Virgoan

Related terms

• (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)

Translations

constellation

• Arabic: بُرْج الْعَذْرَاء‎ m (burj al-ʿaḏrāʾ), الْعَذْرَاء‎ f (al-ʿaḏrāʾ)
• Armenian: Կույս (Kuys)
• Azerbaijani: Qız
• Burmese: ကန် (my) (kan)
• Catalan: Verge (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 室女座 (zh) (Shìnǚzuò)

• Cornish: an Wyrghes
• Danish: Jomfruen
• Dutch: Maagd (nl) f
• Finnish: Neitsyt (fi)
• French: Vierge (fr) f
• German: Jungfrau (de) f
• Greek: Παρθένος (el) f (Parthénos)

  Ancient: Παρθένος f (Parthénos)

• Hebrew: בְּתוּלָה‎ (he) (betulá)
• Hindi: कन्या (hi) (kanyā)
• Hungarian: Szűz (hu)
• Irish: an Mhaighdean f
• Italian: Vergine (it) f
• Japanese: 乙女座 (ja), おとめ座 (ja) (おとめざ, otomeza)
• Kazakh: Бикеш (Bïkeş)
• Latvian: Jaunava f
• Lithuanian: Mergelė f

• Macedonian: Де́вица f (Dévica)
• Malay: Mayang, Sunbulat, Virgo
• Maltese: Verġni
• Middle Persian: 𐭤𐭥𐭱𐭪‎ (hʿšk)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Jomfruen (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: Jomfrua f

• Persian: خوشه‎ (fa) (xūše),دوشیزه‎ (fa) (dūšīze)
• Polish: Panna (pl) f
• Portuguese: Virgo (pt) f
• Romanian: Fecioara f (def. form)
• Russian: Де́ва (ru) f (Déva)
• Sanskrit: कन्या (sa) f (kanyā)
• Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhaighdeann f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Дева f

  Roman: Deva f

• Slovene: Devica (sl) f
• Spanish: Virgo (es) m
• Swedish: Jungfrun (sv)
• Tagalog: Dalaga
• Telugu: కన్యారాశి (te) (kanyārāśi), కన్య (te) (kanya)
• Turkish: Başak (tr)
• Welsh: Y Forwyn f

astrological sign

• Albanian: Virgjëresha f
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلْعَذْرَاء‎ m (burj al-ʿaḏrāʾ), العذراء‎ f
• Armenian: Կույս (Kuys)
• Asturian: Virxe f, Virgo
• Azerbaijani: Qız
• Bashkir: Ҡыҙ (Qïð)
• Burmese: ကန် (my) (kan)
• Catalan: Verge (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 處女宮, 处女宫 (Chǔnǚgōng)

• Cornish: an Wyrghes
• Danish: Jomfruen
• Dutch: Maagd (nl) f
• Finnish: Neitsyt (fi)
• French: Vierge (fr)
• Georgian: ქალწული (kalc̣uli)
• German: Jungfrau (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Παρθένος f (Parthénos)

• Hebrew: בְּתוּלָה‎ (he) (betulá)
• Hindi: कन्या (hi) f (kanyā)
• Hungarian: Szűz (hu)
• Irish: an Mhaighdean f
• Italian: Vergine (it) f
• Japanese: 処女宮 (ja) (しょじょきゅう, shojokyū)
• Kazakh: Бикеш (Bïkeş)
• Khmer: កញ្ញា (km) (kaññaa)

• Latvian: Jaunava f
• Lithuanian: Mergelė
• Luxembourgish: Jongfra f
• Macedonian: де́вица f (dévica)
• Malay: Mayang, Sunbulat, Virgo
• Maltese: Verġni
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Jomfruen (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: Jomfrua f

• Persian: دوشیزه‎ (fa) (dušize)
• Polish: Panna (pl)
• Portuguese: Virgem (pt)
• Romanian: Fecioară f
• Russian: Де́ва (ru) f (Déva)
• Sanskrit: कन्या (sa) f (kanyā)
• Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhaighdeann f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Дева f

  Roman: Deva f

• Slovene: Devica (sl) f
• Spanish: Virgo (es)
• Swahili: Sumbula, Mashuke
• Swedish: Jungfrun (sv)
• Tagalog: Dalaga
• Telugu: కన్యారాశి (te) (kanyārāśi), కన్య (te) (kanya)
• Thai: กันย์ (th) (gan)
• Turkish: Başak (tr)
• Welsh: Yr Wyryf f

Noun

Virgo (plural Virgos)

1. Someone with a Virgo star sign

Synonyms

• Virgoan

Antonyms

• Pisces

Translations

Someone with a Virgo star sign

• Catalan: verge (ca) m or f, virgo (ca) m or f
• Danish: jomfru c
• Dutch: maagd (nl)
• French: Vierge (fr)
• Macedonian: девица f (devica)

• Norwegian: jomfru (no)
• Portuguese: virginiano
• Romanian: fecioară (ro) f (zodie)
• Russian: де́ва (ru) f (déva)
• Swedish: jungfru (sv) c

See also

• (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces ^{(Category: en:Astrology)}

Anagrams

• vigor

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwir.ɡoː/, [ˈwɪr.ɡoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvir.ɡo/, [ˈvir.ɡɔ]

Etymology 1

See virgō.

Proper noun

Virgō f sg (genitive Virginis); third declension

1. (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Virgō
Genitive	Virginis
Dative	Virginī
Accusative	Virginem
Ablative	Virgine
Vocative	Virgō

Descendants

• Italian: Vergine

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Virgō m sg (genitive Virgōnis); third declension

1. A male given name, character in the play Persa by Plautus.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Virgō
Genitive	Virgōnis
Dative	Virgōnī
Accusative	Virgōnem
Ablative	Virgōne
Vocative	Virgō

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Virgo f

1. (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Virgo m

1. (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (constellation)
2. (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish (layout · text)
Aries ♈︎	Tauro ♉︎	Géminis ♊︎	Cáncer ♋︎
Leo ♌︎	Virgo ♍︎	Libra ♎︎	Escorpio ♏︎
Sagitario ♐︎	Capricornio ♑︎	Acuario ♒︎	Piscis ♓︎