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 23 - September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 - October 15 (sidereal astrology).

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)
• Burmese: ကန် (my) (kan)
• 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) (Parthénos) 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)
• Latvian: Jaunava (lv) f
• Macedonian: Девица (mk) (Dévica) f
• Malay: Mayang (ms), Sunbulat (ms), Virgo (ms)

• 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: A' Mhaighdeann (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Дева f

  Roman: Deva f

• Slovene: Devica (sl) f
• Spanish: Virgo (es) m
• Swedish: Jungfrun (sv)
• Telugu: కన్యారాశి (te)
• Turkish: Başak (tr)
• Welsh: y Forwyn (cy) f

astrological sign

• Albanian: Virgjëresha (sq) f
• Arabic: برج العذراء (ar) (burj al-3adhraa') m, العذراء (ar) f
• Armenian: Կույս (hy) (Kuys)
• Azeri: Qız (az)
• Bashkir: Ҡыҙ (Qïð)
• Burmese: ကန် (my) (kan)
• 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)
• Irish: an Mhaighdean (ga) f
• Italian: Vergine (it) f
• Japanese: 処女宮 (ja) (しょじょきゅう, shojokyū)
• Latvian: Jaunava (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Mergelė (lt)

• Luxembourgish: Jongfra (lb) f
• Macedonian: Девица (mk) (Dévica) f
• Malay: Mayang (ms), Sunbulat (ms), Virgo (ms)
• 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: A' Mhaighdeann (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Дева f

  Roman: Deva f

• Slovene: Devica f
• Swedish: Jungfrun (sv)
• Telugu: కన్యారాశి (te)
• Turkish: Başak (tr)
• Welsh: yr Wyryf (cy) f

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)
• Dutch: maagd (nl)
• Norwegian: jomfru (no)

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

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

Proper noun

Virgō (genitive Virgōnis); m, third declension

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

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Spanish

Proper noun

Virgo m

1. Virgo (constellation)