cyclops

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cyclops, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, Cyclops), q.v.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/
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Noun[edit]

cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
  2. A one-eyed creature of any species.
  3. (derogatory) A person with only one working eye.
  4. (zoology) Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
  5. (horology) A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to ease reading the date.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, Cyclops), q.v.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis); third declension

  1. A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cyclōps cyclōpēs
Genitive cyclōpis cyclōpum
Dative cyclōpī cyclōpibus
Accusative cyclōpem cyclōpēs
Ablative cyclōpe cyclōpibus
Vocative cyclōps cyclōpēs