Skorpion

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See also: skorpion, škorpion, and škorpión

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German scorpiōn, schorpiōn, relatinised variants of older schorpe, from Old High German scorpio, from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek σκορπίων (skorpíōn), variant of σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skɔrˈpi̯oːn/, [skɔʁˈpjoːn], [skɔɐ̯-], [skɔ-], [-piˈoːn]
  • Trisyllabic pronunciation is very rare.
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Skorpion m (strong or mixed, genitive Skorpions, plural Skorpione or (now less common) Skorpionen)

  1. scorpion (arachnid of order Scorpiones)
  2. scorpio (one born in the sign of Scorpio)

Usage notes

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  • The predominant plural is Skorpione. The form Skorpionen has become rare in edited prose, but may still be heard as a variant in speech.

Declension

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Proper noun

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Skorpion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Skorpions)

  1. (astronomy) Scorpio, a constellation
  2. (astrology) Scorpio, a Zodiac sign used in astrology

See also

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Zodiac signs in German (layout · text)
Widder Stier Zwillinge Krebs
Löwe Jungfrau Waage Skorpion
Schütze Steinbock Wassermann Fische

Further reading

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  • Skorpion” in Duden online
  • Skorpion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Skorpion m (plural Skorpion)

  1. scorpion

Further reading

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Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Skorpion f (plural Skorpionen)

  1. scorpion

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Skorpion m animal

  1. (astronomy) Scorpio, a constellation
  2. (astrology) Scorpio, a Zodiac sign used in astrology

Declension

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Noun

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Skorpion m pers or m animal

  1. (colloquial) Scorpio (someone with a Scorpio star sign)

Declension

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Polish (layout · text)
Baran Byk Bliźnięta Rak
Lew Panna Waga Skorpion
Strzelec Koziorożec Wodnik Ryby

Further reading

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  • Skorpion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Skorpion in Polish dictionaries at PWN