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Scorpius
Scorpius
See also: scorpius
English
The constellation Scorpius
Alternative forms
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
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Translations
constellation
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astrological sign — see Scorpio
scorpius
scorpius
See also: Scorpius
Latin
scorpius (a scorpion)
Alternative forms
Noun
scorpius m (genitive scorpiī); second declension
- a scorpion
- a kind of prickly sea-fish
- a kind of prickly plant
- (military) a scorpion, a small catapult
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scorpius | scorpiī |
| genitive | scorpiī | scorpiōrum |
| dative | scorpiō | scorpiīs |
| accusative | scorpium | scorpiōs |
| ablative | scorpiō | scorpiīs |
| vocative | scorpie | scorpiī |
Related terms
Descendants
- See scorpiō
References
- scorpius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scorpius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “scorpius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.