Cassiopeia

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See also: Cassiopéia

English[edit]

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The constellation Cassiopeia

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/

Proper noun[edit]

Cassiopeia

  1. (Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
  2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus and contains the stars Schedar and Caph.

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Translations[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑsi.oˈpeːja/
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Proper noun[edit]

Cassiopeia f

  1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cassiopeia f sg (genitive Cassiopeiae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus).
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Cassiopeia

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cassiopeia
Genitive Cassiopeiae
Dative Cassiopeiae
Accusative Cassiopeiam
Ablative Cassiopeiā
Vocative Cassiopeia

References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Cassiopēa.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.si.oˈpɛj.ɐ/ [ka.sɪ.oˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ka.sjoˈpɛj.ɐ/ [ka.sjoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.si.oˈpɛj.a/ [ka.sɪ.oˈpɛɪ̯.a], (faster pronunciation) /ka.sjoˈpɛj.a/ [ka.sjoˈpɛɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧si‧o‧pei‧a

Proper noun[edit]

Cassiopeia f

  1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus)
  2. (astronomy) Cassiopeia (a constellation of the northern sky)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cassiopeia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kasjoˈpeja/ [ka.sjoˈpe.ja]
  • Rhymes: -eja
  • Syllabification: Cas‧sio‧pe‧ia

Proper noun[edit]

Cassiopeia f

  1. (astronomy) Cassiopeia (constellation)