Cassiope

See also: Cassiopeia

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the northern constellation Cassiopeia, because of its proximity to the celestial pole.

Proper noun

Cassiope f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – circumboreal shrubs used as fuel by native peoples in the Arctic.

English

Proper noun

Cassiope

1. Alternative form of Cassiopeia

Anagrams

• isoscape, isospace

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kasˈsi.o.peː/, [käs̠ˈs̠iɔpeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kasˈsi.o.pe/, [käsˈsiːope]

Proper noun

Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda)
2. Kassiópi (a village on the island of Corfu)

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cassiopē
genitive	Cassiopēs
dative	Cassiopae
accusative	Cassiopēn
ablative	Cassiopē
vocative	Cassiopē

Derived terms

• Cassiopicus (“of, belonging to Cassiope”, adjective)