Cassiopea
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Translingual
Etymology
Alteration of Cassiopeia, a constellation which is upside-down for half the year because of its proximity to the pole star.
Proper noun
Cassiopea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cassiopeidae – the "upside-down" jellyfish.
Descendants
- English: cassiosome
Italian
Proper noun
Cassiopea f
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kas.si.oˈpeː.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kas.si.oˈpe.a/,
Proper noun
Cassiopēa f sg (genitive Cassiopēae); first declension
- Alternative form of Cassiopeia