"Cerberus" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈkɛr.bɛ.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃɛr.be.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Κέρβερος}} Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cerberus<2>|nom_sg=Cerberus/Cerberos}} Cerberus or Cerberos m sg (genitive Cerberī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cerberus<2>|nom_sg=Cerberus/Cerberos}} Forms: Cerberus [canonical], Cerberos [canonical, masculine, singular], Cerberī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cerberus [nominative, singular], Cerberos [nominative, singular], Cerberī [genitive, singular], Cerberō [dative, singular], Cerberum [accusative, singular], Cerberō [ablative, singular], Cerbere [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Cerberus Tags: Greek, declension-2
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