Virgo
See also: virgo
English
Leo | Libra | |
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝɡoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡəʊ
Proper noun
Virgo (symbol ♍)
- (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 3,
- Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 3,
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 22 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
Related terms
- (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)
Translations
constellation
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astrological sign
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwir.ɡoː/, [ˈwɪr.ɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvir.ɡo/
Etymology 1
See virgō.
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Virgō |
Genitive | Virginis |
Dative | Virginī |
Accusative | Virginem |
Ablative | Virgine |
Vocative | Virgō |
Descendants
- Italian: Vergine
Proper noun
Virgō m (genitive Virgōnis); third declension
- A male given name, character in the play Persa by Plautus.
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Virgō |
Genitive | Virgōnis |
Dative | Virgōnī |
Accusative | Virgōnem |
Ablative | Virgōne |
Vocative | Virgō |
Spanish
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