Virgo

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English

Signs of the Zodiac
Leo Libra
English Wikipedia has an article about Virgo.
Virgo constellation map
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Etymology

From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”). Doublet of virgin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Virgo (symbol ♍︎)

  2. (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
    • c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
    • 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 30:
      The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude. [...] The whole resembles more a cup than the human figure; but when we remember the symbolic meaning of the cup, that seems to be an obvious explanation of the name Virgo, which the constellation has borne since the earliest times.
  4. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
  5. A surname.

Derived terms

  • (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)

Translations

Noun

Virgo (plural Virgos)

  1. Someone with a Virgo star sign

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

See also

Zodiac signs in English · zodiac (layout · text)
Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer
Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio
Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See virgō.

Proper noun

Virgō f sg (genitive Virginis); third declension

  1. (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)
Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Virgō
Genitive Virginis
Dative Virginī
Accusative Virginem
Ablative Virgine
Vocative Virgō
Descendants
  • Italian: Vergine

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Virgō m sg (genitive Virgōnis); third declension

  1. a male given name, character in the play Persa by Plautus
Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Virgō
Genitive Virgōnis
Dative Virgōnī
Accusative Virgōnem
Ablative Virgōne
Vocative Virgō

Portuguese

Proper noun

Virgo f

  1. (astronomy) Virgo (constellation)

Spanish

Proper noun

Virgo m

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (constellation)
  2. (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text)
Aries Tauro Géminis Cáncer
Leo Virgo Libra Escorpio
Sagitario Capricornio Acuario Piscis
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