name
Meaning 1
Scorpius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Scorpion
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Scorpio
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/
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US: /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/
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name
Meaning 2
The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone with a Scorpio star sign
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Taurus
noun
Meaning 4
the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
noun
Meaning 5
a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Scorpius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: constellation
noun
Meaning 6
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Scorpion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (MULGIR2.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: Skerpioen — astrological sign
- Albanian: Akrepi — astrological sign
- Arabic: بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب (burj al-ʕaqrab) — astrological sign
- Arabic: اَلْعَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab) — astrological sign
- Armenian: Կարիճ (Karič) — astrological sign
- Asturian: Escorpión — astrological sign
- Azerbaijani: Əqrəb — astrological sign
- Breton: Krug — astrological sign
- Bulgarian: Скорпио́н (Skorpión) — astrological sign
- Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca) — astrological sign
- Catalan: Escorpió — astrological sign
- Chinese Cantonese: 天蠍座 /天蝎座 — astrological sign
- Chinese Mandarin: 天蠍座 /天蝎座 (Tiānxiēzuò) — astrological sign
- Cornish: an Skorpion — astrological sign
- Czech: Štír — astrological sign
- Danish: Skorpionen — astrological sign
- Dutch: Schorpioen — astrological sign
- Estonian: Skorpion — astrological sign
- Finnish: Skorpioni — astrological sign
- French: Scorpion — astrological sign
- Georgian: ღრიანკალი (ɣrianḳali) — astrological sign
- German: Skorpion — astrological sign
- Greek: Σκορπιός (Skorpiós) — astrological sign
- Ancient Greek: Σκορπίος (Skorpíos) — astrological sign
- Hebrew: עַקְרָב ('akráv) — astrological sign
- Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik) — astrological sign
- Hungarian: Skorpió — astrological sign
- Irish: an Scairp — astrological sign
- Italian: Scorpione — astrological sign
- Japanese: 天蝎宮 (Tenkatsukyū) — astrological sign
- Kazakh: Сарышаян (Saryşaän) — astrological sign
- Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vicchekaa) — astrological sign
- Korean: 천갈궁 (Cheon'galgung) — astrological sign
- Central Kurdish: دووپشک (dûpişk) — astrological sign
- Northern Kurdish: Dûpişk — astrological sign
- Luxembourgish: Skorpioun — astrological sign
- Macedonian: скорпија (skorpija) — astrological sign
- Malay: Kala — astrological sign
- Malay: Akrab — astrological sign
- Malay: Skorpio — astrological sign
- Maltese: Skorpjun — astrological sign
- Norwegian: Skorpionen — astrological sign
- Odia: ବିଛା (bichhā) — astrological sign
- Persian: کژدم (každom) — astrological sign
- Polish: Skorpion — astrological sign
- Portuguese: Escorpião — astrological sign
- Romanian: Scorpion — astrological sign
- Russian: Скорпио́н (Skorpión) — astrological sign
- Sanskrit: वृश्चिक (vṛścika) — astrological sign
- Scottish Gaelic: an Sgairp — astrological sign
- Scottish Gaelic: an Nathair-nimhe — astrological sign
- Slovak: Škorpión — astrological sign
- Slovak: Šťúr — astrological sign
- Slovene: Škorpijon — astrological sign
- Spanish: Escorpio — astrological sign
- Swahili: Akarabu — astrological sign
- Swahili: Nge — astrological sign
- Swedish: Skorpionen — astrological sign
- Tagalog: Alakdan — astrological sign
- Tajik: Ақраб (Aqrab) — astrological sign
- Telugu: వృశ్చికరాశి (vr̥ścikarāśi) — astrological sign
- Telugu: వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu) — astrological sign
- Telugu: వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ) — astrological sign
- Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk) — astrological sign
- Turkish: Akrep — astrological sign
- Ottoman Turkish: عقرب (ʼakreb) — astrological sign
- Ukrainian: Скорпіо́н (Skorpión) — astrological sign
- Uzbek: Aqrab — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Thiên Yết — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Thiên Hạt — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Thiên Hiết — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Bọ Cạp — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Thần Nông — astrological sign
- Vietnamese: Hổ Cáp — astrological sign
- Welsh: y Sgorpion — astrological sign
- Bulgarian: скорпио́н (skorpión) — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Catalan: escorpió — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Catalan: escorpí — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Danish: skorpion — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Dutch: Schorpioen — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Estonian: skorpion — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik) — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Macedonian: скорпија (skorpija) — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Portuguese: escorpiano — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Portuguese: escorpião — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Spanish: escorpiano — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
- Ukrainian: скорпіо́н (skorpión) — Someone with a Scorpio star sign
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