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From Middle English zodiak (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 ” ) , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti ( “ to live ” ) .
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zodiac (plural zodiacs )
( 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 .
( astrology ) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses , each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
Synonym: star sign
( 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.
Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
1998 , Sylvia Sikundar, Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures , Pembroke Publishers Limited, →ISBN , page 58 :Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
( countable ) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.Derived terms
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belt-like region in the sky
Arabic: أَبْرَاجُ السَّمَاء f pl ( ʔabrāju s-samāʔ )
Armenian: կենդանակերպ (hy) ( kendanakerp )
Bulgarian: зодиак m ( zodiak )
Catalan: zodíac m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黃道帶 / 黄道带 (zh) ( huángdàodài )
Czech: zvěrokruh (cs) m , zvířetník (cs) m
Danish: zodiak c , dyrekredsj c
Dutch: dierenriem (nl) m , zodiak (nl) m
Esperanto: zodiako
Finnish: eläinrata (fi) , zodiakki (fi)
French: zodiaque (fr) m
Galician: zodíaco (gl) m
Georgian: ზოდიაქო ( zodiako )
German: Zodiac m , Zodiak (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: ζῳδιακός m ( zōidiakós )
Hindi: चक्र (hi) m ( cakra ) , राशिचक्र (hi) m ( rāśicakra ) , भचक्र (hi) m ( bhacakra )
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 )
Kazakh: зодиак ( zodiak )
Korean: 황도대(黃道帶) ( hwangdodae ) , 수대(獸帶) ( sudae )
Macedonian: зо́дијак m ( zódijak )
Maltese: żodjaku m
Norman: zodiaque m
Pali: rāsicakka n
Persian: منطقةالبروج (fa) ( mantaqt-olboruj )
Polish: zodiak (pl) m , zwierzyniec niebieski m
Portuguese: zodíaco (pt) m
Romanian: zodiac (ro) n
Russian: зодиа́к (ru) m ( zodiák )
Sanskrit: चक्र (sa) m or n ( cakra ) , राशिचक्र (sa) n ( rāśicakra )
Scottish Gaelic: grian-chrios m
Slovak: zvieratník (sk) m , ( obsolete ) zverokruh m
Spanish: zodíaco (es)
Swedish: zodiaken (sv)
Tagalog: tahaklaw
Thai: จักรราศี (th) ( jàk-grà-raa-sǐi )
twelve signs in astrology
Afrikaans: diereriem (af)
Arabic: أَبْرَاجُ السَّمَاء f pl ( ʔabrāju s-samāʔ )
Armenian: կենդանակերպ (hy) ( kendanakerp )
Bulgarian: зодия f ( zodija )
Catalan: zodíac m
Chinese:
Mandarin: ( Chinese zodiac ) 生肖 (zh) ( shēngxiào ) , 屬相 / 属相 (zh) ( shǔxiàng ) , 十二宮 / 十二宫 (zh) ( shí'èrgōng )
Czech: zvěrokruh (cs) m
Danish: zodiak c , dyrekreds c
Dutch: dierenriem (nl) m , zodiak (nl) m
Esperanto: zodiako
Estonian: sodiaak (et)
Finnish: (eläinradan ) merkki
French: zodiaque (fr) m
Georgian: ზოდიაქო ( zodiako )
German: Tierkreis (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: ζῳδιακός m ( zōidiakós )
Hindi: राशि (hi) f ( rāśi ) , राशिचक्र (hi) m ( rāśicakra ) , चक्र (hi) m ( cakra ) , भचक्र (hi) m ( bhacakra ) , बुर्ज (hi) m ( burj )
Hungarian: állatöv (hu) , zodiákus (hu)
Icelandic: stjörnumerki (is) n
Indonesian: rasi (id) , 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 )
Kazakh: зодиак ( zodiak )
Korean: 황도십이궁(黃道十二宮) ( hwangdosibigung ) , 십이궁(十二宮) ( sibigung ) , 십이성좌(十二星座) ( sibiseongjwa )
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Macedonian: зо́дијак m ( zódijak ) , хо́роскоп m ( hóroskop )
Malay: zodiak
Maltese: żodjaku m
Norman: zodiaque m
Norwegian: zodiak m , dyrekrets (no) m , stjernetegnene n pl ( definite )
Old English: circulcræft m
Pali: rāsi m
Polish: zodiak (pl) m , zwierzyniec niebieski m
Portuguese: zodíaco (pt) m
Romanian: zodiac (ro) n
Russian: зодиа́к (ru) m ( zodiák )
Sanskrit: चक्र (sa) m or n ( cakra ) , राशिचक्र (sa) n ( rāśicakra ) , राशि (sa) m or f ( rāśi )
Scottish Gaelic: grian-chrios m , casan na grèine f pl
Slovak: zvieratník (sk) m , ( obsolete ) zverokruh m
Spanish: zodíaco (es)
Swedish: stjärntecken (sv) n , zodiak c
Tagalog: tahaklaw
Thai: ราศี (th) ( raa-sǐi )
Ukrainian: зодіа́к m ( zodiák )
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zodiac m (plural zodiacs )
zodiac Derived terms
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zodiac m (plural zodiacs )
Alternative spelling of zódiac ( “ rubber dinghy ” )