Cassiope
See also: Cassiopeia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From the northern constellation Cassiopeia, because of its proximity to the celestial pole.
Proper noun edit
Cassiope f
English edit
Proper noun edit
Cassiope
- Alternative form of Cassiopeia
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kasˈsi.o.peː/, [käs̠ˈs̠iɔpeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈsi.o.pe/, [käsˈsiːope]
Proper noun edit
Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda)
- Kassiópi (a village on the island of Corfu)
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cassiopē |
Genitive | Cassiopēs |
Dative | Cassiopae |
Accusative | Cassiopēn |
Ablative | Cassiopē |
Vocative | Cassiopē |
Derived terms edit
- Cassiopicus (“of, belonging to Cassiope”, adjective)