Cupido

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See also: cupido and cúpido

Catalan

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cupīdō (Cupid, the god of love), from cupere (to desire, to long for).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cupido m

  1. (Roman mythology) Cupid (the god of love)

Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cupīdō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈpiːdo/
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Proper noun

Cupido m (proper noun, strong, genitive Cupidos)

  1. (Roman mythology, poetic) Cupid
    Synonym: Amor

Declension

Further reading

  • Cupido” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

 Cupido (discretiva) on Latin Wikipedia
Cupīdō cum arcū suō (Cupid with his bow)

Etymology

Personification of cupīdō (desire, longing), with a change in gender to masculine.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cupīdō m (genitive Cupīdinis); third declension

  1. Cupid (god of love, lust and sex)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Cupīdō Cupīdinēs
Genitive Cupīdinis Cupīdinum
Dative Cupīdinī Cupīdinibus
Accusative Cupīdinem Cupīdinēs
Ablative Cupīdine Cupīdinibus
Vocative Cupīdō Cupīdinēs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: Cupido
  • English: Cupid
  • French: Cupidon
  • Portuguese: Cupido
  • Italian: Cupido
  • Russian: Купидо́н (Kupidón)

Portuguese

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cupīdō (Cupid, the god of love), from cupere (to desire, to long for).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Cu‧pi‧do

Proper noun

Cupido m

  1. (Roman mythology) Cupid (the god of love)

See also

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈpido/
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: Cu‧pi‧do

Proper noun

Cupido m

  1. Cupid (god of love, son of Venus)

Swedish

Proper noun

Cupido c (genitive Cupidos)

  1. (Roman mythology, uncommon) Cupid (god of love)
    Synonyms: (common name) Amor, (literary) Astrild

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