Scorpius

See also: scorpius

English

The constellation Scorpius

Alternative forms

Scorpio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scorpius (“scorpion”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔːpɪəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔːɹpɪəs/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun

Scorpius (symbol ♏︎)

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.
(astrology) Scorpio

Antonyms

Taurus

Derived terms

Scorpii

Translations

constellation

Amharic: ጊንጥ ? (ginṭ)
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْعَقْرَب ? (burj al-ʕaqrab), اَلْعَقْرَب m (al-ʕaqrab)
Armenian: Կարիճ (Karič)
Azerbaijani: Əqrəb
Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (bn) (briścik), বিচ্ছু (bn) (bicchu)
Breton: Skorpion m
Bulgarian: Скорпио́н m (Skorpión)
Catalan: Escorpió (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 天蠍座／天蝎座 (tin¹ kit³ zo⁶)

Mandarin: 天蠍座／天蝎座 (zh) (tiānxiēzuò)
Cornish: an Skorpion ?
Danish: Skorpionen ?
Dutch: Schorpioen (nl) m
Finnish: Skorpioni (fi)
French: Scorpion (fr) m
German: Skorpion (de) m
Greek: Σκορπιός (el) m (Skorpiós)
Ancient: Σκορπιός m (Skorpiós)
Hebrew: עַקְרָב (he) m ('akráv)
Hindi: वृश्चिक (hi) m (vŕścik), बिच्छू (hi) m (bicchū), अकरब (hi) m (akrab)
Hungarian: Skorpió (hu)
Irish: an Scairp f
Italian: Scorpione (it) m
Japanese: 蠍座 (ja) (さそりざ, sasoriza)
Kazakh: Сарышаян (Saryşaän)
Korean: 전갈(全蠍)자리 (jeon'galjari), 천갈궁(天蠍宮) (ko) (cheon'galgung), 전갈좌(全蠍座) (jeon'galjwa)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Dûpişk (ku)
Macedonian: Шкорпија f (Škorpija)
Malay: Kala, Akrab, Skorpio
Maltese: Is-Skorpjun m
Maori: Te Waka o Mairerangi
Navajo: átséʼetsoh
Norwegian: Skorpionen (no) m
Ottoman Turkish: عقرب (akreb)
Polish: Skorpion (pl) m
Portuguese: Escorpião (pt) m
Romanian: Scorpion (ro) m
Russian: Скорпио́н (ru) m (Skorpión)
Sanskrit: वृश्चिक (sa) m (vṛścika)
Scottish Gaelic: an Sgairp f, an Nathair-nimhe f
Seri: Azoj Cmiique
Slovak: Škorpión m
Slovene: Škorpijon (sl) m
Spanish: Escorpión m
Tagalog: Alakdan
Tamil: விருச்சிக விண்மீன் குழாம் (viruccika viṇmīṉ kuḻām)
Telugu: వృశ్చికరాశి (te) (vr̥ścikarāśi), వృశ్చికము (te) (vr̥ścikamu), వృశ్చికం (te) (vr̥ścikaṁ)
Turkish: Akrep (tr)
Ukrainian: Скорпіо́н m (Skorpión)
Urdu: عقرب m (aqrab), بچھو m (bicchū)

astrological sign — see Scorpio

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