cassiopeiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• Cassiope

語源

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

発音

• IPA: /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/
• enPR: kăs′ē-ō-pē′yə

固有名詞

Cassiopeia

1. (Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.

   Meronyms: Achird, Caph, Fulu, Ruchbah, Schedar, Segin

3. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
   • 1868 July 23, P. Pry, “[Letter from Saratoga.] The Hop”, in The Round Table. […], volume VIII, number 184, New York, N.Y., published 1 August 1868, →OCLC, page 69, column 2:

     Beyond a doubt, Miss Cassiopeia Jane Slodge was the belle of the room; […]

   • 1985 February 17, Francis Levy, “Punctuality Is the Thief of Time”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 November 2024:

     She is only saved from destruction by Professor Secundus Minutus Hora who, along with his tortoise Cassiopeia (a creature possessed with the limited gift of being able to see 30 minutes into the future), presides over time itself.

   • 2001, Catherine Blair [pseudonym; K. Noelle Gracy], Athen’s Conquest (A Zebra Regency Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 42:

     Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery.

   • 2003, Regina Scott, Starstruck (A Zebra Historical Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 17:

     Good afternoon. Is Miss Cassiopeia Bentbrooke at home?

   • 2007, John Hofman, chapter 17, in Cassiopeia Wright, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 245:

     "[…] You can call me Cassiopeia." […] "No, I can't, Miss Wright. We have a professional relationship, not a personal one. […]"

   • 2016 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Thrillers: Justin Cronin’s ‘The City of Mirrors,’ and More”, in The New York Times Book Review‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 June 2016:

     Also present are Malone’s usual cast of supporting characters: […] Malone’s extraordinarily named, very wealthy, on-and-off love interest, the daredevil historical preservationist Cassiopeia Vitt.

   • 2023, Angie Spoto, chapter 6, in The Grief Nurse, Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, published 2024, →ISBN:

     ‘You’ll have to blame the weather for my late arrival, Ms Aster.’ […] ‘Please, you must call me Cassiopeia,’ said Ms Aster.

派生語

語源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [kas.si.ɔˈpɛi̯.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [kas.si.oˈpɛi̯.a]

固有名詞

Cassiopeia f sg (genitive Cassiopeiae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cassiopeia (the proud wife of Ethiopian king Cepheus and mother of Andromeda)
2. (astronomy) the constellation Cassiopeia

語形変化

First-declension noun, singular only.

参照

• “Cassĭŏpē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “1 Cassĭŏpē”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.