Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorpio

/ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: scor-pio
IPA: /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).

noun

Someone with a Scorpio star sign

Example Sentences

"The Scholiast on Virgil says that anciently there were but eleven signs, the claws of Scorpio, called Chelæ, taking the place of Libra."
"Earlier, he watched Orion’s killer Scorpio prowling around in the western sky."

Etymology

From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (ᴹᵁᴸGIR₂.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scorpiō, σκορπίος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/
British English: /ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/

Inflected Forms

♏︎ (symbol) Scorpios (plural)

Derived Forms

Scorlibran Scorsagian

Synonyms

Scorpion

Antonyms

Taurus

Questions

How do you pronounce scorpio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/.
What does scorpio mean?: Scorpius.
Where does scorpio come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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