LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cēphēnes1

cēphēnes m pl (genitive cēphēnum)
Classical[keːˈpʰeː.nɛs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈfɛː.nes]

Meaning

  1. the drones in a swarm of bees
    Cetera turba cum formam capere coepit, nymphae vocantur, ut fuci sirenes aut cephenes.They begin to take the form of the crowd with the other things, called pupae, such as sirens or drones.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—cēphēnes
genitive—cēphēnum
dative—cēphēnibus
accusative—cēphēnes
ablative—cēphēnibus
vocative—cēphēnes

cēphēnes, um, m., = κηφῆνες.
1. The drones in a swarm of bees (pure Lat. fuci), Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.—
2. Cēphē-nes, um, a people of Ethiopia (so called from their king, Cepheus), Ov. M. 5, 1 and 97.—Hence, Cēphēnus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian: proceres, the Ethiopian chiefs, Ov. M. 4, 764.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κηφῆνες (kēphênes).

Descendants
  • TranslingualCephenemyia
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Cēphēnes2
Cēphēnes m pl (genitive Cēphēnum)
Classical[keːˈpʰeː.nɛs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈfɛː.nes]

Meaning

  1. a people of Ethiopia
    Dumque ea Cephenum medio Danaeius heros agmine commemorat, fremida regalia turbaWhile Perseus, the hero, surrounded at the feast by Ethiopians, narrated this, a raging swarm filled the royal courts.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 5.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Cēphēnes
genitive—Cēphēnum
dative—Cēphēnibus
accusative—Cēphēnes
ablative—Cēphēnibus
vocative—Cēphēnes

Quick answers

What does cēphēnes mean in Latin?
cēphēnes, a noun, means “the drones in a swarm of bees”.
What is the genitive of cēphēnes?
The genitive singular is cēphēnum. cēphēnes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cēphēnes?
In classical Latin, [keːˈpʰeː.nɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈfɛː.nes].