Cassiope

See also: Cassiopeia

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cassiope f

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

English

Proper noun

Cassiope

Alternative form of Cassiopeia

Anagrams

isoscape, isospace

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kasˈsi.o.peː/, [käs̠ˈs̠iɔpeː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kasˈsi.o.pe/, [käsˈsiːope]

Proper noun

Cassiopē f sg (genitive Cassiopēs); first declension

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

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cassiopē
Genitive	Cassiopēs
Dative	Cassiopae
Accusative	Cassiopēn
Ablative	Cassiopē
Vocative	Cassiopē

Derived terms

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

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