See also: Cassiopéia

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The constellation Cassiopeia

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Etymology edit

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/

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Cassiopeia

  1. (Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
  2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus and contains the stars Schedar and Caph.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑsi.oˈpeːja/
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Cassiopeia f

  1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia

Latin edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

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Cassiopeia f sg (genitive Cassiopeiae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus).
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Cassiopeia

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cassiopeia
Genitive Cassiopeiae
Dative Cassiopeiae
Accusative Cassiopeiam
Ablative Cassiopeiā
Vocative Cassiopeia

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Portuguese edit

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin Cassiopēa.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.si.oˈpɛj.ɐ/ [ka.sɪ.oˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ka.sjoˈpɛj.ɐ/ [ka.sjoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.si.oˈpɛj.a/ [ka.sɪ.oˈpɛɪ̯.a], (faster pronunciation) /ka.sjoˈpɛj.a/ [ka.sjoˈpɛɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧si‧o‧pei‧a

Proper noun edit

Cassiopeia f

  1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus)
  2. (astronomy) Cassiopeia (a constellation of the northern sky)

References edit

  1. ^ Cassiopeia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kasjoˈpeja/ [ka.sjoˈpe.ja]
  • Rhymes: -eja
  • Syllabification: Cas‧sio‧pe‧ia

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Cassiopeia f

  1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia (constellation)