proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cleopatra
Cleopatra f (genitive Cleopatrae)
Classical[kɫeˈɔ.pa.tra]Ecclesiastical[kleˈɔː.pa.tra]
Meaning
- feminineCleopatra
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cleopatra | — |
| genitive | Cleopatrae | — |
| dative | Cleopatrae | — |
| accusative | Cleopatram | — |
| ablative | Cleopatrā | — |
| vocative | Cleopatra | — |
Clĕŏpātră (on the ā cf. Juv. 2, 109; Luc. 9, 1071; 10, 56; Stat. S. 3, 2, 120), ae, f., = Κλεοπάτρα.
I. Queen of Egypt, and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, notorious for her amorous intercourse with Cœsar, and afterwards with Antony; conquered at Actium by Augustus, Caes. B. C. 3, 103; 3, 107; Suet. Caes. 35; Luc. 10, 354 sqq.; Val. Fl. 4, 464; Mart. 4, 22, 2; 4, 59, 5.—Hence,
B. Clĕŏpātrānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleopatra: stirps, Treb. Poll. Claud. 1:
uniones, id. Trig. Syr. 32.—II. A sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Alexander, king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24, 17; Just. 9, 6, 1; 13, 6, 4 al.—
III. A daughter of Mithridates, and wife of Tigranes, Just. 38, 3, 3.—
IV. A daughter of I., Just. 39, 3, 1; 39, 4, 7.