Translingual
Etymology
From the constellation Cassiopeia, which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.
Proper noun
Cassiopeia
- zoology: A taxonomic genus of the "upside-down" jellyfish. The species name is Cassiopeia andromeda.
English
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Alternative spellings
Cassiope
Etymology
From L. term|Cassiopeia|Cassiop�ia|langla < AGr. term|scpolytonic|�α��ι��εια|tr=Kassiopeia or �α��ι��η.
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- greekmyth Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Eritrea. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
- constellation A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus.
Translations
trans-top|mythical wife of Cepheus
Greek: �α��ι��εια, �α��ι��η
Portuguese: Cassiopéia f
trans-mid
Russian: �а��иопе� (kassiop'éja)
trans-bottom
trans-top|constellation
Finnish: Kassiopeia
French: Cassiopée
German: Cassiopeia
trans-mid
Russian: �а��иопе� (kassiop'éja)
Spanish: Cassiopeia
trans-bottom
Latin
Alternative spellings
Cassiope#Latin|Cassiop�
Etymology
From AGr.|la term|scpolytonic|�α��ι��εια|trKassiopeia or �α��ι��η.
Proper noun
la-proper noun|Cassiop�ia|Cassiopeiae|Cassiop�iae|f|first
- greekmyth|lang=la #English|Cassiopeia (wife of Cepheus).
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