Cepheus
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
mythical husband of Cassiopeia
constellation
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Cepheus m
LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.pʰe.us/, [ˈkeː.pʰe.ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.fe.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.fɛ.us]
Proper nounEdit
Cēpheus m sg (genitive Cēpheī); second declension
- (mythology) Cepheus (a king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda)
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cēpheus |
Genitive | Cēpheī |
Dative | Cēpheō |
Accusative | Cēpheum |
Ablative | Cēpheō |
Vocative | Cēphee |
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεῖος (Kēpheîos).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /keːˈpʰeː.us/, [keːˈpʰeː.ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈfe.us/, [t͡ʃɛˈfɛː.us]
AdjectiveEdit
Cēphēus (feminine Cēphēa, neuter Cēphēum); first/second-declension adjective
- of Cepheus, Ethiopian
DeclensionEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
- Cepheus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press