Skorpion

See also: skorpion, škorpion, and škorpión

German

Alternative forms

• Scorpion, Schorpion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German scorpiōn, schorpiōn, relatinised variants of older schorpe, from Old High German scorpio, from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek σκορπίων (skorpíōn), variant of σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔrˈpi̯oːn/, [skɔʁˈpjoːn], [skɔɐ̯-], [skɔ-], [-piˈoːn]
• Trisyllabic pronunciation is very rare.

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Skorpion m (strong or mixed, genitive Skorpions, plural Skorpione or (now less common) Skorpionen)

1. scorpion (arachnid of order Scorpiones)
2. scorpio (one born in the sign of Scorpio)

Usage notes

• The predominant plural is Skorpione. The form Skorpionen has become rare in edited prose, but may still be heard as a variant in speech.

Declension

Declension of Skorpion [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Skorpion	die	Skorpione, Skorpionen
genitive	eines	des	Skorpions	der	Skorpione, Skorpionen
dative	einem	dem	Skorpion	den	Skorpionen
accusative	einen	den	Skorpion	die	Skorpione, Skorpionen

Related terms

• Skorpionsfliege
• Wasserskorpion

Proper noun

Skorpion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Skorpions)

1. (astronomy) Scorpio, a constellation
2. (astrology) Scorpio, a Zodiac sign used in astrology

See also

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

Further reading

• “Skorpion” in Duden online
• “Skorpion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkorpiˈoːn/

Noun

Skorpion m (plural Skorpion)

1. scorpion

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Noun

Skorpion f (plural Skorpionen)

1. scorpion

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔr.pjɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrpjɔn
• Syllabification: Skor‧pion

Proper noun

Skorpion m animal

1. (astronomy) Scorpio, a constellation
2. (astrology) Scorpio, a Zodiac sign used in astrology

Declension

Declension of Skorpion

	singular
nominative	Skorpion
genitive	Skorpiona
dative	Skorpionowi
accusative	Skorpiona
instrumental	Skorpionem
locative	Skorpionie
vocative	Skorpionie

Noun

Skorpion m pers or m animal

1. (colloquial) Scorpio (someone with a Scorpio star sign)

Declension

Declension of Skorpion

	singular	plural
nominative	Skorpion	Skorpioni / Skorpiony
genitive	Skorpiona	Skorpionów
dative	Skorpionowi	Skorpionom
accusative	Skorpiona	Skorpionów / Skorpiony
instrumental	Skorpionem	Skorpionami
locative	Skorpionie	Skorpionach
vocative	Skorpionie	Skorpioni / Skorpiony

See also

Zodiac signs in Polish (layout · text)
Baran	Byk	Bliźnięta	Rak
Lew	Panna	Waga	Skorpion
Strzelec	Koziorożec	Wodnik	Ryby

Further reading

• Skorpion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Skorpion in Polish dictionaries at PWN