Cadmus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkædməs/

Etymology 1

Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Alternative forms

• Kadmos

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.
2. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.

Translations

Cadmus

• Dutch: Kadmos m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Κάδμος m (Kádmos)

• Italian: Cadmo (it) m
• Russian: Кадм m (Kadm)

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Proper noun

Cadmus (plural Cadmuses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadmus is the 38902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Cadmus is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cadmus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkad.mus/, [ˈkäd̪mus]

Proper noun

Cadmus m sg (genitive Cadmī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cadmus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cadmus
genitive	Cadmī
dative	Cadmō
accusative	Cadmum
ablative	Cadmō
vocative	Cadme