"Cerberus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɝbəɹəs/
Etymology: From Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Cerberus}} Latin Cerberus, {{der|en|grc|Κέρβερος}} Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cerberus
  1. (Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Mythological creatures, Mythological figures Categories (lifeform): Dogs Translations (mythological three-headed dog): Κέρβερος (Kérberos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سِيرْبِيرُوس (sīrbīrūs) (Arabic), 地狱三头犬 (Chinese Mandarin), 塞伯拉斯犬 (Chinese Mandarin), ⲕⲉⲣⲃⲟⲩ (kerbou) (Coptic), Kerberos [masculine] (Czech), Kerberos (Danish), Cerbero (Esperanto), Cerbère [masculine] (French), Cérbero [masculine] (Galician), Zerberus [masculine] (German), Κέρβερος (Kérveros) [masculine] (Greek), Kerberosi (Greenlandic), ᓰᕐᐱᕈᔅ (siirpiros) (Inuktitut), Ceirbearas [masculine] (Irish), Cerbero [masculine] (Italian), ケルベロス (Keruberosu) (Japanese), 三頭犬 (santōken) (Japanese), 케르베로스 (Kereuberoseu) (Korean), Cerberus [masculine] (Latin), Cerberus (Malay), Kerberos [masculine] (Norwegian), Cerber [masculine] (Polish), Cérbero [masculine] (Portuguese), Це́рбер (Cérber) [masculine] (Russian), Ке́рбер (Kérber) [masculine] (Russian), Cerbero [masculine] (Spanish), Serbero [masculine] (Swahili), Kerberos [common-gender] (Swedish), Cerberus [common-gender, dated] (Swedish), Cerberos [common-gender, dated] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Cerberus-en-name-C3I1YCDB Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 64 36 Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 62 38 Disambiguation of Dogs: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological three-headed dog': 79 21
  2. (astronomy) A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules. Categories (topical): Constellations
    Sense id: en-Cerberus-en-name-pvX10-KB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sop to Cerberus

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cérbero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Cérber",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Це́рбер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kérber",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́рбер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cerbero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Serbero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Kerberos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "Cerberus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythological three-headed dog",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "Cerberos"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cerberus"
  ],
  "word": "Cerberus"
}

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