Caphereus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Caphāreus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καφηρεύς (Kaphēreús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈpʰeː.reu̯s/, [käˈpʰeːrɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈfe.reu̯s/, [käˈfɛːreu̯s] (trisyllabic)

Proper noun

Caphēreus m sg (genitive Caphēreī); second declension

1. a rocky promontory at the south-eastern end of Euboea, Cape Kafireas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Caphēreus
Genitive	Caphēreī
Dative	Caphēreī Caphēreō
Accusative	Caphērea Caphēreum
Ablative	Caphēreī Caphēreō
Vocative	Caphēree

Derived terms

• Caphēris

Adjective

Caphēreus (feminine Caphērea, neuter Caphēreum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to Caphēreus

Declension

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

• “Caphēreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press