LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cyclōps

cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis)
Classical[ˈky.kɫoːps]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.klops]

Meaning

  1. A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecyclōpscyclōpēs
genitivecyclōpiscyclōpum
dativecyclōpīcyclōpibus
accusativecyclōpemcyclōpēs
ablativecyclōpecyclōpibus
vocativecyclōpscyclōpēs

Cȳ^clops, ōpis (acc. -ōpem or -ōpa), m., = Κύκλωψ (a round eye),
I. a Cyclops; in plur.: Cyclopes, um, the Cyclopes, a fabulous race of giants on the coast of Sicily; said to have each but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead; to them were ascribed the walls called Cyclopean; plur., Cic. Div. 2, 19, 43; Plin. 7, 56, 57, §§ 195-198; Verg. A. 6, 630; 8, 424; Hor. C. 1, 4, 7; Ov. M. 3, 305 et saep.; sing. κατʼ ἐξοχήν, the Cyclops Polyphemus, Verg. A. 3, 617; Hor. A. P. 145; Ov. M. 13, 744 sq.; 14, 174 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146 et saep.: Cyclopa saltare, to imitate Polyphemus by pantomime, Hor. S. 1, 5, 63; so, moveri, id. Ep. 2, 2, 125 Orell.— Hence,
II. Adj.
A. Cȳ^clōpēus, a, um, = Κυκλώπειος, Cyclopean, of the Cyclopes; only plur as subst.: Cȳ^clōpēa, ōrum, n., the myth of the Cyclopes as represented in a pantomime: ludere, Treb. Poll. Gall. 8, 3; Vop. Carin. 19, 3.—
B. Cȳ^clōpĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the Cyclopes: saxa, in Sicily, Verg. A. 1, 201: at Mycenae, Sen. Herc. Fur. 997: regna, Sil. 14, 33.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”).

Descendants
  • Catalanciclop
  • Englishcyclops
  • Frenchcyclope
  • Romanianciclopfrom French cyclope
  • GermanZyklop
  • Italianciclope
  • Occitanciclòp
  • Portugueseciclope
  • Spanishcíclope
  • Albanianciklop

Quick answers

What does cyclōps mean in Latin?
cyclōps, a noun, means “A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.”.
What is the genitive of cyclōps?
The genitive singular is cyclōpis. cyclōps is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cyclōps?
In classical Latin, [ˈky.kɫoːps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.klops].