"Cadmus" meaning in English

See Cadmus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkædməs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Cadmus.wav Forms: Kadmos [alternative]
Etymology: Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Cadmus}} Latin Cadmus, {{uder|en|grc|Κάδμος}} Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cadmus
  1. (Greek mythology) 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. Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-Cadmus-en-name-MKrn8zkp Categories (other): Greek mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States. Categories (place): Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Cadmus-en-name-MJFdgi6T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 63 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 60 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 67 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Cadmus): Κάδμος (Kádmos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Kadmos [masculine] (Dutch), Cadmo [masculine] (Italian), Кадм (Kadm) [masculine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'Cadmus': 0 0

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkædməs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Cadmus.wav Forms: Cadmuses [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Cadmus (plural Cadmuses)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cadmus-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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