Ophiuchus

English

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/

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.

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.

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
• Finnish: Käärmeenkantaja
• French: Ophiuchus (fr), Serpentaire (fr)
• German: Schlangenträger m
• Greek: Οφιούχος (el) m (Ofioúchos)

  Ancient: Ὀφιοῦχος m (Ophioûkhos)

• Hebrew: חַוָּה‎ (he) (khavá)
• Irish: Fear na bPéisteanna m
• Italian: Ofiuco
• Japanese: へびつかい座 (ja) (hebitsukai)
• Korean: 뱀주인자리 (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

Further reading

• The 13th Zodiac Sign – Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder