Castor
See also: castor
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
1398 Old French castor, from Latin castor (“beaver”), from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr).
Proper noun edit
Castor m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Castoridae – beavers.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Castorimorpha - suborder; Castoridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Castor fiber (European beaver) - type species; Castor canadensis (American beaver) – sole other extant species
References edit
- Beaver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Castor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Castor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Proper noun edit
Castor
- (Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri
- (astronomy) A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.
- A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298).
- A town in Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).
- A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. From French castor (“beaver”).
- A surname.
Translations edit
Dioscuri
Star
See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Castor m
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κᾰ́στωρ (Kástōr).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tor/, [ˈkäs̠t̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tor/, [ˈkäst̪or]
Proper noun edit
Castor m sg (genitive Castoris); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Castor
- 6th or 5th century BCE, Castor-Pollux dedication (image (page 3; requires access to JSTOR); facsimile):
- 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌄𐌉:𐌐𐌏𐌃𐌋𐌏𐌖𐌒𐌖𐌄𐌉𐌒𐌖𐌄/𐌒𐌖𐌓𐌏𐌉𐌔
- CASTOREI:PODLOVQVEIQVE/QVROIS
- To Castor and Pollux, the Dioskouroi
- 6th or 5th century BCE, Castor-Pollux dedication (image (page 3; requires access to JSTOR); facsimile):
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Castor |
Genitive | Castoris |
Dative | Castorī |
Accusative | Castorem |
Ablative | Castore |
Vocative | Castor |