English Explanatory Dictionary

Cadmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkædməs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Cadmus.wav

Word forms

Cadmus Kadmos Cadmuses

Etymology

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

Translations

Dutch: Kadmos Ancient Greek: Κάδμος Italian: Cadmo Russian: Кадм
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