Cassiope

See also: Cassiopeia

Translingual

Wikispecies

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).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kasˈsi.o.peː/, [käs̠ˈs̠iɔpeː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈsi.o.pe/, [käsˈsiːope]

Proper noun

Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs); first declension

  1. (Greek 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)
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