Caphereus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Καφηρεύς (Kaphēreús).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈpʰeː.reu̯s/, [käˈpʰeːrɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈfe.reu̯s/, [käˈfɛːreu̯s] (trisyllabic)
Proper noun edit
Caphēreus m sg (genitive Caphēreī); second declension
- a rocky promontory at the south-eastern end of Euboea, Cape Kafireas
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caphēreus |
| Genitive | Caphēreī |
| Dative | Caphēreī Caphēreō |
| Accusative | Caphērea Caphēreum |
| Ablative | Caphēreī Caphēreō |
| Vocative | Caphēree |
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
Caphēreus (feminine Caphērea, neuter Caphēreum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to Caphēreus
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Caphēreus | Caphērea | Caphēreum | Caphēreī | Caphēreae | Caphērea | |
| Genitive | Caphēreī | Caphēreae | Caphēreī | Caphēreōrum | Caphēreārum | Caphēreōrum | |
| Dative | Caphēreō | Caphēreō | Caphēreīs | ||||
| Accusative | Caphēreum | Caphēream | Caphēreum | Caphēreōs | Caphēreās | Caphērea | |
| Ablative | Caphēreō | Caphēreā | Caphēreō | Caphēreīs | |||
| Vocative | Caphēree | Caphērea | Caphēreum | Caphēreī | Caphēreae | Caphērea | |
References edit
- “Caphēreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press