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sagittarius

/ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
sagit-tar-ius
IPA
/ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

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

noun

Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sagittārius, 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/
  • British English: /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/

Inflected Forms

♐︎ (symbol) Sagittariuses (plural)

Derived Forms

Sagicorn Scorsagian Sagittarian

Synonyms

Archer Centaur Sagittar Sagittary Sagittarian Sag Saggie Toxotes Sagittarius

Antonyms

Gemini

Questions

How do you pronounce sagittarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/.
What does sagittarius mean?
A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a centaur drawing a bow. It contains the stars Kaus Australis, Kaus Borealis and Nunki.
Where does sagittarius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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