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The constellation Cepheus amid other northern constellations

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From Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːfi.əs/, /ˈsiːfjuːs/

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Cepheus

  1. (Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
  2. (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.

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Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈseː.fœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: Ce‧pheus

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Cepheus m

  1. (Greek mythology) Cepheus
  2. (astronomy) Cepheus

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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

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Cēphe͡us m sg (genitive Cēpheī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cepheus (a king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda)
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Cepheus
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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cēpheus
Genitive Cēpheī
Dative Cēpheō
Accusative Cēpheum
Ablative Cēpheō
Vocative Cēphee
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεῖος (Kēpheîos).

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Cēphēus (feminine Cēphēa, neuter Cēphēum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of Cepheus, Ethiopian
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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
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

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