Ram
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ram"
English
Etymology 1
From ram, the animal the constellation is figured as. Football sense, the animal of the mascot for the sports team.
Proper noun
the Ram
- (astronomy, astrology) The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.
- 1668, ‘Godfridus’, The Knowledge of Things Unknown, London: G.P. for G. Sawbridge, page 19:
- Aries, or the Ram governeth the head.
- 1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations, London: Rivingtons, page 15:
- Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.
- 1889 February 7, The Herald, Melbourne, page 4, column 3:
- The diamond is said to typify innocence, and it is also associated with Virgo, the maid, in the Signs of the Zodiac, whilst the ruby is associated with the sign Aries, the ram.
- 1926 November 21, “How old is the zodiac?”, in The Woodend Star, Victoria, page 4, column 6:
- Strange, too, how the old pagan names for the constellations—the Ram, the Bull, the Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin, the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, the Horned Goat, the Water-carrier, and the Fishes, have persisted all these thousands of years in spite of attempts made by philosophers of the Christian and other faiths to give them more prosaic or more religious names.
- 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 27:
- ‘’Tis the sign of the Ram,' he whispered with wonder. ‘The first sign of the Zodiac!’
- (UK, soccer) Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ram
- (biblical) The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron.
- A male given name.
- A surname
- One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.
Etymology 3
From ram (“strike forcefully”).
Noun
Ram (plural Rams)
- A US Korean War anti-tank weapon.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Ram
- Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).
Derived terms
Anagrams
Afrikaans
| Visse | Bul | |
| Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on Ram. | ||
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ram
See also
| Zodiac signs in Afrikaans (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ram |
Bul |
Tweeling |
Kreef, Krap | ||||||||
Leeu |
Maagd |
Weegskaal |
Skerpioen | ||||||||
Boogskutter |
Steenbok |
Waterdraer |
Visse | ||||||||
Dutch
| Vissen | Stier | |
| Dutch Wikipedia has an article on Ram. | ||
Etymology
From ram.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Ram m
See also
| Zodiac signs in Dutch (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ram |
Stier |
Tweelingen |
Kreeft | ||||||||
Leeuw |
Maagd |
Weegschaal |
Schorpioen | ||||||||
Boogschutter |
Steenbok |
Waterman |
Vissen | ||||||||
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz. Cognate with German Rahm, Dutch room, English ream, and Icelandic rjómi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʀaːm/
- Rhymes: -aːm
Noun
Ram m or f (uncountable)