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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Cēphe͡us1

Cēphe͡us m sg (genitive Cēpheī)
Classical[ˈkeː.pʰɛu̯s]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.feu̯s]

Meaning

  1. GreekCepheus (a king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda)
  2. the constellation Cepheus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCēphe͡us—
genitiveCēpheī—
dativeCēpheō—
accusativeCēpheum—
ablativeCēpheō—
vocativeCēpheu
Cēphee		—

Cēpheus (dissyl.), ei (
I. gen. Cēphĕos, Germ. Arat. 189; acc. Cēphĕă, Ov. M. 5, 42; Mel. 1, 11, 3), m., = Κηφεύς, a king of Ethiopia (acc. to Mel. l. l. at Joppa, in Phoenicia), husband of Cassiope. father of Andromeda, and father-in-law of Perseus; finally placed with these three among the stars, Ov. M. 4, 738; 5, 12; Hyg. Fab. 64; id. Astr. 2, 9; 3, 8; Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; id. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Germ. Arat. 184 al.—
II. Hence, adjj.
A. Cēphēïus, a, um, of Cepheus: Andromeda, Prop. 1, 3, 3; Ov. H. 15, 35: virgo, the same, id. A. 3, 3, 17.—
B. Cēphēus (trisyl.), a, um, of Cepheus, = Ethiopian: Meroe, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 78. arva, Ov. M. 4, 669. —
C. Cēphēïs, ĭdis, f., = Andromeda, Ov. A. A. 3, 191; Manil. 1, 426.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCepheusCepheus. 2. A son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and an Argonaut from Tegea in Arcadia, of which lie was king. He had twenty sons and two daughters,…
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Cēphēus2
Cēphēus (feminine Cēphēa, neuter Cēphēum)
Classical[keːˈpʰeː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈfɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof Cepheus, Ethiopian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCēphēusCēphēaCēphēum
genitiveCēphēīCēphēaeCēphēī
dativeCēphēōCēphēaeCēphēō
accusativeCēphēumCēphēamCēphēum
ablativeCēphēōCēphēāCēphēō
vocativeCēphēeCēphēaCēphēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeCēphēīCēphēaeCēphēa
genitiveCēphēōrumCēphēārumCēphēōrum
dativeCēphēīsCēphēīsCēphēīs
accusativeCēphēōsCēphēāsCēphēa
ablativeCēphēīsCēphēīsCēphēīs
vocativeCēphēīCēphēaeCēphēa

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφεῖος (Kēpheîos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCepheusCepheus. 2. A son of Aleus and Neaera or Cleobule, and an Argonaut from Tegea in Arcadia, of which lie was king. He had twenty sons and two daughters,…

Quick answers

What does Cēphe͡us mean in Latin?
Cēphe͡us, a proper noun, means “Cepheus (a king of Ethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda); the constellation Cepheus”.
What is the genitive of Cēphe͡us?
The genitive singular is Cēpheī. Cēphe͡us is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Cēphe͡us?
In classical Latin, [ˈkeː.pʰɛu̯s]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.feu̯s].