Cadmus
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Cadmus
- (Greek mythology) A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
- An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.
Translations edit
Cadmus
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain.
Proper noun edit
Cadmus (plural Cadmuses)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadmus is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Cadmus is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cadmus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mus]
Proper noun edit
Cadmus m sg (genitive Cadmī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cadmus |
Genitive | Cadmī |
Dative | Cadmō |
Accusative | Cadmum |
Ablative | Cadmō |
Vocative | Cadme |