Steinbock

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German

Steinbock

Etymology

From Middle High German steinboc.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Steinbock m (strong, genitive Steinbockes or Steinbocks, plural Steinböcke)

  1. ibex
  2. (astronomy) Capricorn (constellation)
  3. (astrology) Capricorn (zodiac sign)

Declension

Descendants

  • Italian: stambecco

See also

Zodiac signs in German (layout · text)
Widder Stier Zwillinge Krebs
Löwe Jungfrau Waage Skorpion
Schütze Steinbock Wassermann Fische

References

  1. ^ Steinbock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache