formo

Latin · verb
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-14
Meanings
Literal translation
to form
Categories
astrological
general expression of influence or signification
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1. to influence at birth

1.a to influence at birth astrological, general expression of influence or signification

at, quos Geminorum sidera formant, his cum Lanigero bellum est eiusque trigono.

‘But those created by the Twins’ stars have war with the Ram and his trigon.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.545 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 126-127

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). formo (Lemma #2129). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). formo (Lemma #2129). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). formo (Lemma #2129). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) formo (Lemma #2129), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2129,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {formo ({Lemma} #2129)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2129/},
}