Cheops

See also: CHEOPS

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cheops, from Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɒps/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkiɑːps/

Proper noun

Cheops

a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Synonyms

Khufu

Translations

pharaoh

Armenian: Քեոփս (Kʻeopʻs)
Egyptian:

(ḫw.f-wj)
French: Khéops (fr), Chéops (fr) m
German: Cheops (de)
Greek: Χέωψ (Chéops)
Ancient: Χέοψ (Khéops)
Hebrew: חֵ'וֹפּוּ (Cheopu)
Italian: Cheope
Latin: Cheops
Portuguese: Queops m, Cheops m
Russian: Хео́пс (ru) (Xeóps)
Turkish: Keops
Turkish: Keops

Anagrams

Poches, chopes, epochs, pochés

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰe.ops/, [ˈkʰeɔps̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ops/, [ˈkɛːops]

Proper noun

Cheops m (genitive Cheopis); third declension

Cheops

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cheops
Genitive	Cheopis
Dative	Cheopī
Accusative	Cheopem
Ablative	Cheope
Vocative	Cheops

Descendants

English: Cheops
Italian: Cheope

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