proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cassiopē
Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs)
Classical[kasˈsi.ɔ.peː]Ecclesiastical[kasˈsiː.o.pe]
Meaning
- GreekCassiopeia (wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda)
- Kassiópi (a village on the island of Corfu)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cassiopē | — |
| genitive | Cassiopēs | — |
| dative | Cassiopae | — |
| accusative | Cassiopēn | — |
| ablative | Cassiopē | — |
| vocative | Cassiopē | — |
Cassĭŏpē, ēs (Cassĭŏpēa, ae, Manil. 1, 354; Cassĭĕpēa or Cassĭĕ-peia, Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Hyg. Astr. 2, 10), f., = Κασσιόπη, Κασσιόπεια, and Κασσιέπεια,
I. the proud wife of Cepheus, and mother of Andromeda, who was punished on her account; made finally a constellation, Hyg. Fab. 64; id. Astr. 2, 10; 3, 10; Prop. 1, 17, 3; Ov. M. 4, 738; Cic. l. l.
Cassĭŏpē, ēs, f., = Κασσιόπη,
I. a town in Corcyra, now Cassopo or Cassiope, Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 1; Suet. Ner. 22; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 52.—Called Cassĭŏpa, ae, f., Gell. 19, 1, 1.—Hence, Cassĭŏpĭcus, a, um, of Cassiope:
filix, Plin. 27, 9, 55, § 80.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).