Gemini

See also: gemini

English

Signs of the Zodiac
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin geminī, plural of geminus (“twin”), calque of Ancient Greek Δίδυμοι (Dídumoi), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒈠𒀸 (māšu), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (^mulMAŠ.TAB.BA, “the Divine Twins, in Mesopotamia identified as Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea; name of constellation”).^[1] See Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/, /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/
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Proper noun

Gemini (symbol ♊︎)

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.
Synonyms: the Heavenly Twins, the Twins
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).
- 2025 May 16th, “Gemini: May Legendary Wildcard”, in Rise of the Half Moon:
  Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, spanning the 60–89th degrees. The Sun is in Gemini from around 21 May to 20 June.
(Greek mythology, with the) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
Synonyms: Dioscuri, Heavenly Twins

Derived terms

Geminian

Related terms

Translations

constellation

Altai:
Southern Altai: эгис (egis)
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء m (burj al-jawzāʔ), اَلْجَوْزَاء m pl (al-jawzāʔ)
Armenian: Երկվորյակներ (Erkvoryakner)
Azerbaijani: Əkizlər
Bulgarian: Близна́ци pl (Bliznáci)
Catalan: Bessons (ca) m pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙子座 / 双子座 (zh) (Shuāngzǐzuò), 雙子星 / 双子星 (Shuāngzǐxīng)
Cornish: an Evellyon
Czech: Blíženci (cs) m pl
Danish: Tvillingerne c pl
Dutch: Tweelingen (nl) m pl
Esperanto: Ĝemeloj pl
Estonian: Kaksikud
Finnish: Kaksoset (fi) pl
French: Gémeaux (fr) pl
Galician: Xémini (gl), Xemelgos (gl) m pl
German: Zwillinge (de) m pl
Greek: Δίδυμοι (el) m pl (Dídymoi)
Ancient Greek: Δίδυμοι m pl (Dídumoi)
Hebrew: תְּאוֹמִים (he) (teomím)
Hindi: मिथुन तारामंडल m (mithun tārāmaṇḍal)
Hungarian: Ikrek (hu), Ikrek csillagkép (hu)
Irish: an Cúpla m
Italian: Gemelli (it) m pl
Japanese: 双子座 (ja) (Futagoza), ふたご座 (ja) (Futagoza)
Kazakh: Зауза (Zauza), Егіздер (Egızder)
Korean: 쌍(雙)둥이자리 (Ssangdung'ijari)
Latvian: Dvīņi m pl
Malay: Kembar, Jauza, Gemini
Marathi: मिथुन m (mithun)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Tvillingene (no) m pl

Nynorsk: Tvillingane m pl
Occitan: Bessons m pl
Old English: Ġetwisan m pl
Persian: دوپیکر (fa) (do-peykar)
Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭥𐭯𐭲𐭪𐭫 (dō-pahikar)
Polish: Bliźnięta (pl) n pl
Portuguese: Gémeos (pt) m pl (Portugal), Gêmeos (pt) m pl (Brazil), Gemini (pt)
Romanian: Gemeni pl
Russian: Близнецы́ (ru) m pl (Bliznecý)
Sanskrit: मिथुन (sa) m or n (mithuna), द्वंद्व (sa) m or n (dvaṃdva)
Scottish Gaelic: Gaolag is Gràdhag na Caiginn
Slovene: Dvojčka (sl) m pl
Spanish: Géminis (es) m pl
Tagalog: Kambal, Heminis
Telugu: మిథునరాశి (te) (mithunarāśi), మిథునము (te) (mithunamu), మిథునం (te) (mithunaṁ)
Thai: คนคู่ (kon-kûu), เมถุน (mee-tǔn), มิถุน (mí-tùn)
Turkish: İkizler (tr)
Ukrainian: Близня́та n pl (Blyznjáta), Близнюки́ (uk) m pl (Blyznjuký)
Urdu: متھن m (mithun)
Vietnamese: Song Tử, Song Nam, Song Sinh
Welsh: yr Efeilliaid pl

astrological sign

Afrikaans: Tweeling (af)
Albanian: Binjakët m pl
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْجَوْزَاء m (burj al-jawzāʔ), اَلْجَوْزَاء m pl (al-jawzāʔ)
Armenian: Երկվորյակներ (Erkvoryakner)
Asturian: Xéminis, Ximielgos m pl
Azerbaijani: Əkizlər
Bulgarian: Близна́ци pl (Bliznáci)
Burmese: မေထုန် (my) (mehtun)
Catalan: Bessons (ca) m pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙子座 / 双子座 (zh) (Shuāngzǐzuò)
Cornish: an Evellyon
Czech: Blíženci (cs) m pl
Danish: Tvillingerne c pl
Dutch: Tweelingen (nl) m pl
Esperanto: Ĝemeloj pl
Estonian: Kaksikud
Finnish: Kaksoset (fi) pl
French: Gémeaux (fr) m pl
Galician: Xémini (gl), Xemelgos (gl) m pl
Georgian: ტყუპები pl (ṭq̇uṗebi), მარჩბივი (ka) (marčbivi)
German: Zwillinge (de) m pl
Greek: Δίδυμοι (el) m pl (Dídymoi)
Ancient Greek: Δίδυμοι m pl (Dídumoi)
Hebrew: תְּאוֹמִים (he) (teomím)
Hindi: मिथुन (hi) m (mithun)
Hungarian: Ikrek (hu)
Irish: an Cúpla m
Italian: Gemelli (it) m pl
Japanese: 双児宮 (ja) (Sōjikyū)
Kazakh: Егіздер (Egızder)
Khmer: មិថុនា (km) (mithonaa)
Korean: 쌍아궁(雙兒宮) (Ssang'agung), 쌍자궁(雙子宮) (ko) (Ssangjagung)
Latvian: Dvīņi
Lithuanian: Dvyniai
Luxembourgish: Zwilling (lb) m
Macedonian: близнаци m pl (bliznaci)
Malay: Kembar, Jauza, Gemini
Maltese: Tewmin
Marathi: मिथुन (mithun)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Tvillingene (no) m pl

Nynorsk: Tvillingane m pl
Occitan: Bessons m pl
Odia: ମିଥୁନ (or) (mithuna)
Old English: Ġetwisan m pl
Persian: دوپیکر (fa) (dopeykar)
Polish: Bliźnięta (pl) n pl
Portuguese: Gémeos (pt) m pl (Portugal), Gêmeos (pt) m pl (Brazil)
Romanian: Gemeni m pl
Russian: Близнецы́ (ru) (Bliznecý)
Sanskrit: मिथुन (sa) m or n (mithuna), द्वंद्व (sa) m or n (dvaṃdva)
Scottish Gaelic: na Leth-aonan
Slovene: Dvojčka (sl) m pl
Spanish: Géminis (es) m pl
Swahili: Mapacha, Jauza
Swedish: Tvillingarna (sv)
Tagalog: Kambal, Heminis
Telugu: మిథునరాశి (te) (mithunarāśi), మిథునము (te) (mithunamu), మిథునం (te) (mithunaṁ)
Thai: เมถุน (mee-tǔn), มิถุน (mí-tùn)
Turkish: İkizler (tr)
Ukrainian: Близня́та n pl (Blyznjáta), Близнюки́ (uk) m pl (Blyznjuký)
Vietnamese: Song Tử, Song Nam, Song Sinh

Castor and Pollux — see Dioscuri

Noun

Gemini (plural Geminis)

Someone who has the Gemini star sign.
Antonym: Sagittarius
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 304:
  Danny had decided he was going to try to give things a proper go with Marley’s mum, so was mainly uncontactable because, ironically, as a Gemini, he wasn’t good at focusing on two things at once.
(obsolete) A pair of something.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 45, column 1:
  I haue grated vpon my good friends for three Repreeues for you, and your Coach-fellow Nim; or elſe you had look’d through the grate, like a Geminy of Baboones: […]

Synonyms

Geminian

Translations

someone who has the Gemini star sign

Bulgarian: близна́ци (bg) pl (bliznáci)
Catalan: gèminis (ca) m or f, bessons (ca) m or f
Danish: tvilling (da) c
Dutch: Tweeling (nl) m
Estonian: kaksik
Finnish: kaksonen (fi)
French: Gémeaux (fr)
Galician: xémini (gl)
German: Zwilling (de) m
Greek: Δίδυμος (el) m (Dídymos)
Hungarian: ikrek (hu) pl
Macedonian: близнак m (bliznak)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tvilling (no) m

Nynorsk: tvilling m
Old English: ġetwisa m
Portuguese: geminiano
Russian: близне́ц (ru) m (bliznéc)
Ukrainian: близня́ n (blyznjá), близню́к (uk) m (blyznjúk)

References

^ John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17.

Etymology 2

Perhaps identical with the above (compare Latin ēdepol (“by Pollux”), ēcastor (“by Castor”)), but perhaps more likely distinct in origin: compare Dutch jemenie, jemie, German gemine, jemine, Czech jémine, all ultimately shortened from Latin Iēsū domine (“O Lord Jesus”).