Libra

See also: libra and librá

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Virgo		Scorpio
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The constellation Libra

Etymology

From Latin lībra (“scales, balance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːbɹə/
• Homophone: libre

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• Rhymes: -iːbɹə

Proper noun

Libra (symbol ♎︎)

2. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales.
4. (astrology) The astrological sign for the scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).

Derived terms

• Libran
• Librae
• first point of Libra

Translations

constellation

• Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m (burj al-mīzān), اَلْمِيزَان m (al-mīzān)
• Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʻ)
• Azerbaijani: Tərəzi
• Breton: Balañs (br) f
• Bulgarian: Везни́ pl (Vezní)
• Catalan: Balança (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天秤座 (zh) (Tiānchèngzuò)

• Cornish: an Vantol f
• Danish: Vægten
• Dutch: Weegschaal (nl) f
• Finnish: Vaaka (fi)
• French: Balance (fr) f
• Galician: Balanza (gl), Libra (gl)
• German: Waage (de) f
• Greek: Ζυγός (el) m (Zygós)

  Ancient: Ζυγόν n (Zugón)

• Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (he) (moznáim)
• Hindi: तुला (hi) f (tulā), तराज़ू m (tarāzū), मीज़ान m (mīzān), मीजान (hi) m (mījān)
• Hungarian: Mérleg (hu)
• Irish: an Mheá f
• Italian: Bilancia (it) f
• Japanese: 天秤座 (ja) (てんびんざ, tenbinza), てんびん座 (ja) (てんびんざ, tenbinza)
• Kazakh: Таразы (Tarazy), Мизам (Mizam)
• Korean: 천칭 자리 (cheonching jari)
• Latin: Lībra (la) f
• Macedonian: Вага f (Vaga), Терезија f (Terezija)
• Malay: Mizan, Neraca, Libra
• Maltese: Libra
• Manx: Ny Meihaghyn m pl
• Nepali: तुला (ne) f (tulā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Vekten (no) m, Vekta f

  Nynorsk: Vekta f

• Ottoman Turkish: ترازو (terazi), میزان (mizan)
• Polish: Waga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Libra (pt) f, Balança (pt) f (Portugal)
• Romanian: Balanța f
• Russian: Весы́ (ru) m pl (Vesý)
• Sanskrit: तुला (sa) f (tulā), वणिज् (sa) m (vaṇij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Meidh
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Вага f

  Roman: Vaga f

• Slovene: Tehtnica (sl) f
• Spanish: Libra (es) f
• Tagalog: Talaro
• Telugu: తులారాశి (te) (tulārāśi), తుల (te) (tula)
• Turkish: Terazi (tr)
• Ukrainian: Терези́ pl (Terezý)
• Urdu: ترازو m (tarāzū), تلا f (tulā), میزان m (mīzān)
• Welsh: y Fantol f

astrological sign

• Afrikaans: Weegskaal (af)
• Albanian: Peshorja f
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m (burj al-mīzān), اَلْمِيزَان m (al-mīzān)
• Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʻ)
• Asturian: Llibra, Balanza f, Balancia
• Azerbaijani: Tərəzi
• Breton: Mentell
• Bulgarian: Везни́ pl (Vezní)
• Burmese: တူ (my) (tu)
• Catalan: Balança (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天秤座 (zh) (tiānchènzuò), 天秤宮／天秤宫 (zh) (tiānchèngōng)

• Cornish: an Vantol f
• Czech: Váhy (cs) f pl
• Danish: Vægten
• Dutch: Weegschaal (nl) f
• Finnish: Vaaka (fi)
• French: Balance (fr)
• Galician: Balanza (gl), Libra (gl)
• Georgian: სასწორი (sasc̣ori)
• German: Waage (de) f
• Greek: Ζυγός (el) m (Zygós)

  Ancient: Ζυγόν n (Zugón)

• Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (he) (moznáim)
• Hindi: तुला (hi) f (tulā), तराज़ू m (tarāzū), मीज़ान m (mīzān), मीजान (hi) m (mījān)
• Hungarian: Mérleg (hu)
• Icelandic: vog (is) f
• Irish: an Mheá f
• Italian: Bilancia (it) f
• Japanese: 天秤宮 (ja) (てんびんきゅう, tenbinkyū)
• Kazakh: Таразы (Tarazy), Мизам (Mizam)
• Khmer: តុលា (km) (tolaa)
• Lao: ຕຸລາ (lo) (tu lā)
• Latin: Lībra (la) f
• Latvian: Svari
• Luxembourgish: Wo (lb) f
• Macedonian: вага f (vaga), терезија f (terezija)
• Malay: Neraca, Mizan, Libra
• Malayalam: തുലാം (ml) (tulāṁ)
• Maltese: Libra, Miżien
• Manx: Ny Meihaghyn m pl
• Marathi: तूळ f (tūḷ)
• Nepali: तुला (ne) f (tulā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Vekten (no) m, Vekta f

  Nynorsk: Vekta f

• Ottoman Turkish: ترازو (terazi), میزان (mizan)
• Persian: ترازو (fa) (tarâzu)
• Polish: Waga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Libra (pt) f
• Romanian: Balanță (ro) f
• Russian: Весы́ (ru) m pl (Vesý)
• Sanskrit: तुला (sa) f (tulā), वणिज् (sa) m (vaṇij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Meidh
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Вага f

  Roman: Vaga f

• Slovene: Tehtnica (sl) f
• Spanish: Libra (es) f
• Swahili: Mizani
• Swedish: Vågen (sv)
• Tagalog: Talaro
• Telugu: తులారాశి (te) (tulārāśi), తుల (te) (tula)
• Thai: ตุล (dtun)
• Turkish: Terazi (tr)
• Ukrainian: Терези́ pl (Terezý)
• Welsh: y Fantol f

See also

• Zubenelgenubi
• Zubeneschamali

Noun

Libra (plural Libras)

1. Someone with a Libra star sign

Antonyms

• Aries

Translations

Someone with a Libra star sign

• Bulgarian: везни́ (bg) pl (vezní)
• Catalan: balança (ca) m or f, libra (ca) m or f
• Danish: vægt c
• Finnish: vaaka (fi)
• French: Balance (fr)
• Galician: libra (gl)
• German: Waage (de) f
• Macedonian: вага f (vaga), терезија f (terezija)
• Norwegian: vekt (no)
• Portuguese: libriano
• Russian: весы́ (ru) m pl (vesý)
• Ukrainian: терези́ pl (terezý)

See also

Zodiac signs in English (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Anagrams

• Arbil, Baril, Blair, Bliar, Rabil, brail

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾɐ/ [ˈli.βɾɐ]

• Homophone: libra

Noun

Libra f

1. (astrology) Libra (astrological sign)
2. (astronomy) Libra (constellation)

Related terms

• libriano

See also

Zodiac signs in Portuguese (layout · text)
Áries/Carneiro	Touro	Gémeos/Gêmeos	Câncer/Caranguejo
Leão	Virgem	Libra/Balança	Escorpião
Sagitário	Capricórnio	Aquário/Aquarius	Peixes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibɾa/ [ˈli.β̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ibɾa
• Syllabification: Li‧bra

Proper noun

Libra f

1. (astronomy, astrology) Libra (constellation)
2. (astrology) Libra (astrological sign)

Related terms

• libra

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Libra, from Latin lībra (“scales, balance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibɾa/, [ˈlib.ɾɐ]
• Hyphenation: Li‧bra

Noun

Libra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. (astronomy) Libra (constellation)

   Synonyms: Timbangan, (neologism) Talaro

2. (astrology) Libra (zodiac sign)

   Synonyms: Timbangan, (neologism) Talaro

Further reading

• “Libra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018