Ophiuchus

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Etymology

From Latin Ophiūchus, from Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos, “serpent-handler”), from ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/, /ˌoʊ.fiˈjuː.kəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Ophiuchus (symbol ⛎︎)

1. (astronomy) A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.
   • 1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 58:

     In 1604 a new star appeared in the eastern foot of Ophiuchus, but disappeared again in 1605.

Usage notes

Although it is not a member of the traditional twelve signs of the zodiac, the sun does pass through the constellation as defined by the IAU, and some schools of astrology count it as an astrological sign.

Synonyms

• Serpentarius

Derived terms

• Ophiuchi

Translations

zodiacal constellation of the northern summer

• Afrikaans: Slangdraer
• Arabic: الْحَوَّاء m (al-ḥawwāʔ)
• Catalan: Serpentari (ca) m
• Dutch: Slangendrager (nl) m
• Esperanto: Serpentisto
• Finnish: Käärmeenkantaja (fi)
• French: Ophiuchus (fr), Serpentaire (fr)
• German: Schlangenträger m
• Greek: Οφιούχος (el) m (Ofioúchos)

  Ancient Greek: Ὀφιοῦχος m (Ophioûkhos)

• Hebrew: חַוָּה (he) (khavá)
• Irish: Fear na bPéisteanna m
• Italian: Ofiuco
• Japanese: へびつかい座 (ja) (Hebitsukai)
• Korean: 뱀주인(主人)자리 (Baemju'injari)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Marvan f, Hewa (ku) f

• Latin: Serpentarius m, Anguifer m
• Lithuanian: Gyvatnešis m
• Malay: Peregang Ular
• Polish: Wężownik (pl) m
• Portuguese: Ofiúco (pt) m
• Russian: Змеено́сец (Zmejenósec)
• Sicilian: Afiucu m
• Slovene: Kačenôsec (sl) m
• Spanish: Ofiuco m
• Ukrainian: Змієно́сець m (Zmijenósecʹ)

See also

• Asclepius
• Serpens