zodiac

See also: Zodiac, zodíac, and zódiac

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• zodiack (obsolete)
• Zodiac

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English [Term?] (late 14th century), from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος] (zōidiakós [kúklos], “[circle] of little animals”), from ζῴδιον (zṓidion), the diminutive of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊ.dɪ.æk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊ.dɪ.æk/

NounEdit

zodiac (plural zodiacs)

1. (astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic which include the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
2. (astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
3. (astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
4. Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
   • 1998, Sylvia Sikundar and Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures, Pembroke Publishers Limited, →ISBN, page 58:

     Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.

5. (countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from zodiac

• zodiacal

• zodiacal light

• zodiac sign

TranslationsEdit

belt-like region in the sky

• Armenian: կենդանակերպ (hy) (kendanakerp)
• Catalan: zodíac m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黃道帶 (zh), 黄道带 (zh) (huángdàodài)

• Czech: zvěrokruh (cs) m, zvířetník (cs) m
• Danish: zodiak c, dyrekreds
• Dutch: dierenriem (nl) m, zodiak (nl) m
• Esperanto: zodiako
• Finnish: eläinrata (fi)
• French: zodiaque (fr) m
• Galician: zodíaco (gl) m
• German: Zodiac m, Zodiak (de) m
• Hungarian: állatöv (hu), zodiákus (hu)
• Indonesian: zodiak (id)
• Irish: stoidiaca m

• Italian: zodiaco (it) m
• Japanese: 黄道帯 (こうどうたい, kōdōtai), ゾディアック (zodiakku)
• Korean: 황도대 (黃道帶, hwangdodae)
• Macedonian: зодијак m (zódijak)
• Maltese: żodjaku m
• Norman: zodiaque m
• Polish: zodiak (pl) m, zwierzyniec niebieski m
• Portuguese: zodíaco (pt) m
• Romanian: zodiac (ro) n
• Russian: зодиа́к (ru) m (zodiák)
• Scottish Gaelic: grian-chrios m
• Slovak: zvieratník m, (obsolete) zverokruh m
• Spanish: zodíaco (es)
• Swedish: zodiaken (sv)
• Tagalog: tahaklaw

twelve signs in astrology

• Armenian: կենդանակերպ (hy) (kendanakerp)
• Catalan: zodíac m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (Chinese zodiac) 生肖 (zh) (shēngxiào), 屬相 (zh), 属相 (zh) (shǔxiàng), 十二宮 (zh), 十二宫 (zh) (shí'èrgōng)

• Czech: zvěrokruh (cs) m
• Danish: zodiak c, dyrekreds c
• Dutch: dierenriem (nl) m, zodiak (nl) m
• Esperanto: zodiako
• Finnish: (eläinradan) merkki (fi)
• French: zodiaque (fr) m
• German: Tierkreis (de) m
• Hungarian: állatöv (hu), zodiákus (hu)
• Indonesian: zodiak (id)
• Irish: comhartha an Stoidiaca m
• Italian: zodiaco (it) m

• Japanese: 星座 (ja) (seiza), 十二宮 (ja) (じゅうにきゅう, jūnikyū)
• Macedonian: зодијак m (zódijak), хороскоп m (hóroskop)
• Malay: zodiak
• Maltese: żodjaku m
• Norman: zodiaque m
• Norwegian: zodiak m, dyrekrets (no) m, stjernetegnene n pl (definite)
• Polish: zodiak (pl) m, zwierzyniec niebieski m
• Portuguese: zodíaco (pt) m
• Romanian: zodiac (ro) n
• Russian: зодиа́к (ru) m (zodiák)
• Scottish Gaelic: grian-chrios m, casan na grèine f pl
• Slovak: zvieratník m, (obsolete) zverokruh m
• Spanish: zodíaco (es)
• Tagalog: tahaklaw

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} dierenriem (nl) m, ^{(please verify)} zodiak (nl) m

• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 黃道 (huáng dào)

See alsoEdit

• ecliptic
• zodiacal

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SpanishEdit

NounEdit

zodiac m (plural zodiacs)

1. Alternative spelling of zódiac (“rubber dinghy”)