Guten Tag! Whether die Astrologie (astrology) interests them or not, most people are aware of what their Sternzeichen (star sign) is. In today’s post, we’ll be looking at the star signs in German!

In German, the term das Sternzeichen literally translates to ‘star sign’, but another word for it is das Tierkreiszeichen, which translates to ‘animal circle sign’. In English, the signs of the Zodiac are known by their Latin words (Aries, Taurus, Leo etc.), but in German these have been translated and therefore sound a little more simplistic. Many of the signs are animal-based, hence the German word for Zodiac, which is der Tierkreis – ‘the animal circle’.

Let’s look at each Tierkreiszeichen (star sign) in German!

 

Aries – der Widder (The Ram)
21. März – 19. April (21^st March – 19^th April)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
abenteuerlustig (adventurous)
selbständig (independent)
egoistisch (egotistical)

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Taurus – der Stier (The Bull)
20. April – 20. Mai (20^th April – 20^th May)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
zuverlässig (reliable)
künstlerisch (artistic)
stur (stubborn)

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Gemini – die Zwillinge (The Twins)
21. Mai – 20. Juni (21^st May – 20^th June)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
intelligent (intelligent)
gesellig (sociable)
unruhig (restless)

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Cancer – der Krebs (The Crab)
21. Juni – 22. Juli (21^st June – 22^nd July)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
einfühlsam (empathetic)
warmherzig (warm-hearted)
empfindlich (sensitive)

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Leo – der Löwe (The Lion)
22. Juli – 23. August (22^nd July – 23^rd August)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
ehrgeizig (ambitious)
furchtlos (fearless)
arrogant (arrogant)

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Virgo – die Jungfrau (The Virgin)
23. August – 22. September (23^rd August – 22^nd September)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
demütig (humble)
gütig (kind)
schüchtern (shy)

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Libra – die Waage (The Scales)
23. September – 22. Oktober (23^rd September – 22^nd October)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
taktvoll (tactful)
diplomatisch (diplomatic)
unzuverlässig (unreliable)

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Scorpio – der Skorpion (The Scorpion)
23. Oktober – 21. November (23^rd October – 21^st November)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
verführerisch (seductive)
leidenschaftlich (passionate)
geheimnisvoll (secretive)

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Sagittarius – der Schütze (The Archer)
22. November – 21. Dezember (22^nd November – 21^st December)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
neugierig (curious)
selbständig (independent)
taktlos (tactless)

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Capricorn – der Steinbock (The Goat)
22. Dezember – 19. Januar (22^nd December – 19^th January)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
entschlossen (determined)
ehrgeizig (ambitious)
unversöhnlich (unforgiving)

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Aquarius – der Wassermann (The Water-Bearer)
20. Januar – 18. Februar (20^th January – 18^th February)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
einfallsreich (imaginative)
intellektuell (intellectual)
temperamentvoll (temperamental)

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Pisces – die Fische (The Fish – plural)
19. Februar – 20. März (19^th February – 20^th March)

Typische Charaktereigenschaften (typical traits):
selbstlos (selfless)
künstlerisch (artistic)
naiv (naive)

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Welches Sternzeichen bist du?
Which star sign are you? And which character traits (if any) do you identify with? Let me know in German in the comments! 🙂

Bis bald

Constanze