Virgo

See also virgo

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Leo		Libra
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Etymology

From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈvɜːɡəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈvɚɡoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡəʊ

Proper noun

Virgo (symbol ♍)

1. (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a maiden. It contains the bright binary star Spica.
   • 1592 — Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus iv 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 and covering August 24–September 23.

Derived terms

• Virginis
• Virgoan

Related terms

• (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)

Translations

constellation

Arabic: برج العذراء (ar) (burj al-3adhraa') m., العذراء (ar) f. Armenian: Կույս (hy) (Kuys) Azeri: Qız (az) Chinese: Mandarin: 室女座 (cmn) (shìnǚzuò), 處女宮 (cmn) Dutch: Maagd (nl) f. Finnish: Neitsyt (fi) French: Vierge (fr) f. German: Jungfrau (de) f. Greek: Παρθένος (el) f. Hungarian: Szűz (hu) Irish: an Mhaighdean (ga) f. Italian: Vergine (it) f. Japanese: 乙女座 (ja), おとめ座 (ja) (おとめざ, otomeza) Macedonian: Девица (mk) (Dévica) f.

Maltese: Verġni Norwegian: Bokmål: Jomfruen (no) m. and f. Nynorsk: Jomfrua (no) f. Polish: Panna (pl) f. Romanian: Fecioara (ro) f. (def. form) Russian: Дева (ru) (Déva) f. Scottish Gaelic: Maighdeann Serbian: Cyrillic: Дева f. Roman: Deva f. Slovene: Devica (sl) f. Spanish: Virgo (es) m. Swedish: Jungfrun (sv) Turkish: Başak (tr)

astrological sign

Arabic: برج العذراء (ar) (burj al-3adhraa') m., العذراء (ar) f. Armenian: Կույս (hy) (Kuys) Azeri: Qız (az) Chinese: Mandarin: 室女座 (cmn) (shìnǚzuò), 處女宮 (cmn), 处女宫 (cmn) (chùnǚgōng) Danish: Jomfruen (da) Dutch: Maagd (nl) f. Finnish: Neitsyt (fi) French: Vierge (fr) German: Jungfrau (de) f. Hungarian: Szűz (hu) Italian: Vergine (it) f. Japanese: 処女宮 (ja) (しょじょきゅう, shojokyū) Latvian: Jaunava Lithuanian: Mergelė (lt) Luxembourgish: Jongfra (lb) f.

Macedonian: Девица (mk) (Dévica) f. Maltese: Verġni Norwegian: Bokmål: Jomfruen (no) m. and f. Nynorsk: Jomfrua (no) f. Polish: Panna (pl) Portuguese: Virgem (pt) Romanian: Fecioara (ro) f. (def. form) Russian: Дева (ru) (Déva) f. Scottish Gaelic: Maighdeann Serbian: Cyrillic: Дева f. Roman: Deva f. Slovene: Devica f. Swedish: Jungfrun (sv) Turkish: Başak (tr)

Noun

Virgo (plural Virgos)

1. Someone with a Virgo star sign

Synonyms

• Virgoan

Antonyms

• Pisces

Translations

Someone with a Virgo star sign

Danish: jomfru (da) Norwegian: jomfru (no)

Romanian: fecioară (ro) f. (zodie) Russian: дева (ru) (déva) f.

See also

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

Anagrams

• vigor

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Spanish

Proper noun

Virgo m.

1. Virgo (constellation)