Cassiopeia
See also: Cassiopéia
English
The constellation Cassiopeia
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkæsi.əˈpiːə/
Proper noun
Cassiopeia
- (Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Eritrea. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
- (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus.
Derived terms
Translations
mythical wife of Cepheus
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constellation
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Dutch
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kas.si.oˈpej.ja/, [kas.si.ɔˈpɛj.ja]
Proper noun
Cassiopeia f (genitive Cassiopeiae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus).
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cassiopeia |
| Genitive | Cassiopeiae |
| Dative | Cassiopeiae |
| Accusative | Cassiopeiam |
| Ablative | Cassiopeiā |
| Vocative | Cassiopeia |
References
- Cassĭŏpē in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 1 Cassĭŏpē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Cassiopéia (superseded)
Proper noun
Cassiopeia f
- (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus)
- (astronomy) Cassiopeia (a constellation of the northern sky)
Spanish
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