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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈklɔ.pe/
- Rhymes: -ɔpe
- Hyphenation: ci‧clò‧pe
Noun
ciclope m (plural ciclopi)
- cyclops
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Etymology
From Latin cyclōpem (“cyclops”), from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “a cyclops”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”)) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔpi, (Portugal) -ɔpɨ
- Hyphenation: ci‧clo‧pe
Noun
ciclope m (plural ciclopes)
- (Greek mythology) cyclops
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