Cadmus

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkædməs/

Etymology 1

Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Cadmus

  1. (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.
  2. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.
Translations

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Proper noun

Cadmus (plural Cadmuses)

  1. 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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cadmus m sg (genitive Cadmī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cadmus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cadmus
Genitive Cadmī
Dative Cadmō
Accusative Cadmum
Ablative Cadmō
Vocative Cadme
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