Cassiope

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See also: Cassiopeia

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Etymology

From the northern constellation Cassiopeia, because of its proximity to the celestial pole.

Proper noun

Cassiope f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – circumboreal shrubs used as fuel by native peoples in the Arctic.

English

Proper noun

Cassiope

  1. Alternative form of Cassiopeia

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Proper noun

Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs); first declension

  1. (mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda)
  2. Kassiópi (a village on the island of Corfu)

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cassiopē
Genitive Cassiopēs
Dative Cassiopae
Accusative Cassiopēn
Ablative Cassiopē
Vocative Cassiopē

Derived terms

  • Cassiopicus (of, belonging to Cassiope, adjective)