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See also: Cyclops
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”).
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɒps/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
- A one-eyed creature of any species.
- (derogatory) A person with only one working eye.
- (zoology) Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
- (horology) A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.
Derived terms
Translations
giant of mythology
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈky.kɫoːps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.klops]
Noun
cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- Catalan: ciclop
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