Cepheus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cepheus
- (Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
- (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
mythical husband of Cassiopeia
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constellation
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cepheus m
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.pʰeu̯s/, [ˈkeːpʰɛu̯s̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.feu̯s/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːfeu̯s]
Proper noun edit
Cēphe͡us m sg (genitive Cēpheī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Cepheus (a king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda)
- (astronomy) the constellation Cepheus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cēpheus |
Genitive | Cēpheī |
Dative | Cēpheō |
Accusative | Cēpheum |
Ablative | Cēpheō |
Vocative | Cēphee |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεῖος (Kēpheîos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /keːˈpʰeː.us/, [keːˈpʰeːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈfe.us/, [t͡ʃeˈfɛːus]
Adjective edit
Cēphēus (feminine Cēphēa, neuter Cēphēum); first/second-declension adjective
- of Cepheus, Ethiopian
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | Cēphēus | Cēphēa | Cēphēum | Cēphēī | Cēphēae | Cēphēa | |
Genitive | Cēphēī | Cēphēae | Cēphēī | Cēphēōrum | Cēphēārum | Cēphēōrum | |
Dative | Cēphēō | Cēphēō | Cēphēīs | ||||
Accusative | Cēphēum | Cēphēam | Cēphēum | Cēphēōs | Cēphēās | Cēphēa | |
Ablative | Cēphēō | Cēphēā | Cēphēō | Cēphēīs | |||
Vocative | Cēphēe | Cēphēa | Cēphēum | Cēphēī | Cēphēae | Cēphēa |
References edit
- “Cepheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press