Sagittarius

See also: sagittarius

Translingual

Sagittarius serpentarius

Etymology

Latin sagittarius (“archer”)

Proper noun

Sagittarius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittariidae – secretary bird, native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Sagittariidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sagittarius serpentarius – sole extant species

References

• Sagittarius (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sagittarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sagittarius serpentarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN.

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Scorpio		Capricorn
English Wikipedia has an article on Sagittarius.

Etymology

From Latin sagittārius (“archer”), calque of Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs); possibly adapted from Akkadian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (pabilsaĝ, “the bow-armed god Pabilsaĝ”) (see Pabilsaĝ), from Sumerian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (^MULPA.BIL₂.SAG).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/
• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹiəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəs

Proper noun

Sagittarius (symbol ♐︎)

2. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a centaur drawing a bow. It contains the stars Kaus Australis, Kaus Borealis and Nunki.

   Synonyms: the Archer, the Centaur, (obsolete) the Sagittar, (obsolete) the Sagittary

4. (astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).

Synonyms

• Toxotes

Derived terms

• Sagicorn
• Scorsagian
• Sagittarian

Translations

constellation

Albanian: Shigjetari m Arabic: بُرْج اَلْقَوْس m (burj al-qaws), اَلْقَوْس (ar) m (al-qaws) Armenian: Աղեղնավոր (hy) (Aġeġnavor) Azerbaijani: Oxatan Breton: Saezher m, Saezhetaer m Bulgarian: Стреле́ц m (Streléc) Catalan: Sagitari (ca) Chinese: Cantonese: 人馬座 / 人马座 (jan4 maa5 zo6) Mandarin: 人馬座 / 人马座 (zh) (Rénmǎzuò) Cornish: an Sether m Danish: Skytten Dutch: Boogschutter (nl) m Esperanto: Sagitario Estonian: Ambur Finnish: Jousimies (fi) French: Sagittaire (fr) m German: Schütze (de) m Greek: Τοξότης (el) m (Toxótis) Ancient Greek: Τοξότης m (Toxótēs) Hebrew: קַשָּׁת (he) m (qashát) Hindi: धनु (hi) m (dhanu) Hungarian: Nyilas (hu) Irish: an Saighdeoir m Italian: Sagittario (it) m Japanese: 射手座 (ja) (Iteza), いて座 (ja) (Iteza) Kankanaey: Tikem Kazakh: Мерген (Mergen) Korean: 궁수(弓手)자리 (Gungsujari), 사수(射手)자리 (ko) (Sasujari) Latin: Sagittarius m, Arcitenens m Latvian: Strēlnieks m Lithuanian: Šaulys (lt) m Macedonian: Стрелец m (Strelec) Malay: Pemanah, Kaus, Sagitarius Maltese: Saġittarju Norwegian: Skytten (no) Polish: Strzelec (pl) m Portuguese: Sagitário (pt) m Romanian: Săgetătorul m (definite) Russian: Стреле́ц (ru) m (Streléc) Sanskrit: धनु (sa) m or n (dhanu), धनुष (sa) m (dhanuṣa) Scottish Gaelic: Saighdear m Slovak: Strelec m Slovene: Strelec (sl) m Spanish: Sagitario (es) m Swedish: Skytten (sv) Tagalog: Mamamana, Sahitaryo Telugu: ధనూరాశి (te) (dhanūrāśi), ధనుస్సు (te) (dhanussu) Turkish: Yay (tr) Ukrainian: Стріле́ць (uk) m (Strilécʹ) Vietnamese: Cung Thủ, Xạ Thủ, Nhân Mã Welsh: y Saethydd m

astrological sign

Afrikaans: Boogskutter Albanian: Shigjetari m Arabic: بُرْج اَلْقَوْس m (burj al-qaws), اَلْقَوْس (ar) m (al-qaws) Armenian: Աղեղնավոր (hy) (Aġeġnavor) Asturian: Saxitariu, Arqueru Azerbaijani: Oxatan Breton: Saezher m, Saezhetaer m Bulgarian: Стреле́ц m (Streléc) Burmese: ဓနု (my) (dha.nu.) Catalan: Sagitari (ca) m Chinese: Cantonese: 人馬座 / 人马座 (jan4 maa5 zo6) Mandarin: 人馬座 / 人马座 (zh) (Rénmǎzuò), 射手座 (zh) (Shèshǒuzuò) Cornish: an Sether Czech: Střelec (cs) m Danish: Skytten Dutch: Boogschutter (nl) m Estonian: Ambur Finnish: Jousimies (fi) French: Sagittaire (fr) Georgian: მშვილდოსანი (mšvildosani) German: Schütze (de) m Greek: Τοξότης (el) m (Toxótis) Ancient Greek: Τοξότης m (Toxótēs) Hebrew: קַשָּׁת (he) m (qashát) Hindi: धनु (hi) m (dhanu) Hungarian: Nyilas (hu) Irish: an Saighdeoir m Italian: Sagittario (it) m Japanese: 人馬宮 (ja) (Jinbakyū) Kazakh: Мерген (Mergen) Khmer: ធ្នូ (km) (thnuu) Korean: 인마궁(人馬宮) (Inmagung), 기사궁(騎射宮) (Gisagung), 사수궁(射手宮) (ko) (Sasugung) Latin: Sagittarius m, Arcitenens m Luxembourgish: Schëtz m Macedonian: стрелец m (strelec) Malay: Pemanah, Kaus, Sagitarius Maltese: Saġittarju m, Qawwies Norwegian: Skytten (no) m Bokmål: Skytten (no) m Odia: ଧନୁ (or) (dhanu) Old English: Sċytta m Persian: کمانگیر (fa) (kamângir), نیم‌اسب sg (nīmasb) Polish: Strzelec (pl) m Portuguese: Sagitário (pt) m Romanian: Săgetător m Russian: Стреле́ц (ru) m (Streléc) Sanskrit: धनु (sa) m or n (dhanu), धनुष (sa) m (dhanuṣa) Scottish Gaelic: Saighdear m Slovene: Strelec (sl) m Spanish: Sagitario (es) Swahili: Mshale, Kausi (sw) Swedish: Skytten (sv) Tagalog: Mamamana, Sahitaryo Telugu: ధనుస్సు (te) (dhanussu), ధనూరాశి (te) (dhanūrāśi) Thai: ธนู (th) (tá-nuu) Turkish: Yay (tr) Ukrainian: Стріле́ць (uk) m (Strilécʹ) Vietnamese: Nhân Mã, Xạ Thủ Welsh: y Saethydd m

Noun

Sagittarius (plural Sagittariuses)

1. (astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

   Synonyms: Sagittarian, (informal) Sag, (informal) Saggie

   Antonym: Gemini

Translations

Someone with a Sagittarius star sign

Bulgarian: стреле́ц (streléc) Catalan: sagitari (ca) m or f Danish: skytte (da) c Dutch: Boogschutter (nl) m Estonian: ambur Finnish: jousimies (fi) French: Sagittaire (fr) German: Schütze (de) m Irish: Saighdeoir m Macedonian: стрелец m (strelec) Norwegian: skytte (no) m Old English: Sċytta m Portuguese: sagitariano Romanian: săgetător (ro) m Russian: стреле́ц (ru) m (streléc) Spanish: sagitario Swedish: skytt (sv) c Ukrainian: стріле́ць m (strilécʹ)

See also

Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Latin

Etymology

From sagittārius (“archer”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sa.ɡɪtˈtaː.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [sa.d͡ʒitˈtaː.ri.us]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧git‧tā‧ri‧us

Proper noun

Sagittārius m sg (genitive Sagittāriī or Sagittārī); second declension

1. Sagittarius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sagittārius
genitive	Sagittāriī Sagittārī1
dative	Sagittāriō
accusative	Sagittārium
ablative	Sagittāriō
vocative	Sagittārī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

See also

Zodiac signs in Latin · zōdiacus (layout · text)
Ariēs	Taurus	Geminī	Cancer
Leō	Virgō	Lībra	Scorpiō
Sagittārius	Capricornus	Aquārius	Piscēs