zodiak

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English zodiac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzoɟɪjak]
• Hyphenation: zo‧di‧ak

Noun

zodiak m inan

1. zodiac

   Synonym: zvěrokruh

Declension

Declension of zodiak (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	zodiak	zodiaky
genitive	zodiaku	zodiaků
dative	zodiaku	zodiakům
accusative	zodiak	zodiaky
vocative	zodiaku	zodiaky
locative	zodiaku	zodiacích
instrumental	zodiakem	zodiaky

Further reading

• “zodiak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zodiak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zodiak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Alternative forms

• zodiac

Etymology

Borrowed from French zodiaque, from Latin zodiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδῐᾰκός (zōidĭăkós) κύκλος (kúklos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.diˌ(j)ɑk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: zo‧di‧ak

Noun

zodiak m (plural zodiakken, diminutive zodiakje n)

1. zodiac

Synonyms

• dierenriem

Indonesian

Etymology

From English zodiac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /zoˈdiak/ [zoˈdi.ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: zo‧di‧ak

Noun

zodiak (plural zodiak-zodiak)

1. zodiac

Malay

Etymology

From English zodiac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zodiaʔ/

Noun

zodiak (Jawi spelling زودياک, uncountable)

1. (astronomy) zodiac

   Synonym: mintakulburuj

Further reading

• "zodiak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French zodiaque, from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiācus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (zōidiakós, “circle of little animals”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ.djak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔdjak
• Syllabification: zo‧diak

Noun

zodiak m inan

1. (astrology) zodiac (belt-like region in the sky)
2. (astrology) zodiac (twelve signs in astrology)

Declension

Declension of zodiak

	singular
nominative	zodiak
genitive	zodiaku
dative	zodiakowi
accusative	zodiak
instrumental	zodiakiem
locative	zodiaku
vocative	zodiaku

Derived terms

adjectives

• zodiakalny
• zodiakowy

Further reading

• “zodiak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “zodiak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)