LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cephalus

cephalus m (genitive cephalī)
Classical[ˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinechub, chevin, pollard (European freshwater fish, Squalius cephalus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecephaluscephalī
genitivecephalīcephalōrum
dativecephalōcephalīs
accusativecephalumcephalōs
ablativecephalōcephalīs
vocativecephalecephalī

Cĕphălus, i, m., = Κέφαλος,
I. a son of Deïoneus (Hyg. Fab. 189) or of Pandion (id. ib. 279), a grandson of Æolus (hence, Aeolides, Ov. M. 6, 681), the husband of Procris, whom he, when watched by her, unintentionally shot, Ov. M. 6, 681; 7, 665 sq.; 7, 841; Hyg. Astr. 2, 35; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 445.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek κέφᾰλος (képhălos, “a species of mullet”).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancefalo
  • Neapolitancefaro
  • Venetançièvoło
Gallo-Romance
  • Romagnolzìvùl
Borrowings
  • Polishcefal

Quick answers

What does cephalus mean in Latin?
cephalus, a noun, means “chub, chevin, pollard (European freshwater fish, Squalius cephalus)”.
What is the genitive of cephalus?
The genitive singular is cephalī. cephalus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cephalus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus].