Cadmus
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkædməs/
Etymology 1
Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).
Alternative forms
- Kadmos
Proper noun
Cadmus
- (Greek mythology) A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Linn County, Kansas, United States.
Translations
Cadmus
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Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Proper noun
Cadmus (plural Cadmuses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadmus is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Cadmus is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cadmus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mus]
Proper noun
Cadmus m sg (genitive Cadmī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Cadmus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cadmus |
Genitive | Cadmī |
Dative | Cadmō |
Accusative | Cadmum |
Ablative | Cadmō |
Vocative | Cadme |