Capricornus
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See also: capricornus
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, from capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Capricornus (symbol ♑︎)
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]constellation
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astrological sign — see Capricorn
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin Capricornus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Capricornus inan
- Capricornus (constellation)
- Synonym: Kaprikornioa
Declension
[edit]Declension of Capricornus (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite | |
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absolutive | Capricornus |
ergative | Capricornusek |
dative | Capricornusi |
genitive | Capricornusen |
comitative | Capricornusekin |
causative | Capricornusengatik |
benefactive | Capricornusentzat |
instrumental | Capricornusez |
inessive | Capricornusen |
locative | Capricornusko |
allative | Capricornusera |
terminative | Capricornuseraino |
directive | Capricornuserantz |
destinative | Capricornuserako |
ablative | Capricornustik |
partitive | Capricornusik |
prolative | Capricornustzat |
Further reading
[edit]- “Capricornus”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From caper (“goat”) + cornu (“horn”).
Proper noun
[edit]Capricornus m sg (genitive Capricornī); second declension
- Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Capricornus |
Genitive | Capricornī |
Dative | Capricornō |
Accusative | Capricornum |
Ablative | Capricornō |
Vocative | Capricorne |
Locative | Capricornī |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: Capricorn, Capricornus
- French: Capricorne
- Italian: Capricorno, capricorno
- Portuguese: Capricórnio
- Spanish: capricornio, Capricornio
References
[edit]- “Capricornus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Capricornus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Capricornus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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