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Cerberus
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Translingual
thumb|Cerberus rynchops species Cerberus rynchops
Etymology
From mul grc Κέρβερος, of unknown origin. mul Kerberos.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Homalopsidae family certain water snakes
Hypernyms
genus ; Serpentes suborder; Caenophidia clade clade; Homalopsoidea superfamily superfamily; Homalopsidae family family
Hyponyms
genus Cerberus rynchops species (New Guinea bockadam, dog-faced water snake) type species
References
Cerberus (snake) Cerberus (snake)
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Cerberus (genus) Cerberus (genus)
English
thumb|Hercules Removes Cerberus from the Gates of Hell, painting by Johann Köler (1855)
Etymology
From en la Cerberus, from en grc Κέρβερος, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɝbəɹəs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Cerberus.wav US
Proper noun
en Greek mythology The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
en constellation A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.
Derived terms
en sop to Cerberus
Descendants
pa ਸਰਬੇਰਸ 1
cy Serberws 1
Translations
mythological three-headed dog
Arabic: ar سِيرْبِيرُوس
Armenian: hy Կերբերոս
Catalan: ca Cèrber
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 地狱三头犬, cmn 塞伯拉斯犬
Coptic: cop ⲕⲉⲣⲃⲟⲩ
Czech: cs Kerberos m
Danish: da Kerberos
Esperanto: eo Cerbero
Finnish: fi Kerberos
French: fr Cerbère m
Galician: gl Cérbero m
German: de Zerberus m
Greek: el Κέρβερος m
Ancient Greek: grc Κέρβερος m
Greenlandic: kl Kerberosi
Hindi: hi केर्बेरोस
Inuktitut: iu ᓰᕐᐱᕈᔅ
Irish: ga Ceirbearas m
Italian: it Cerbero m
Japanese: ja ケルベロス Keruberosu, ja 三頭犬 santōken
Korean: ko ^케르베로스
Latin: la Cerberus m
Malay: ms Cerberus
Norwegian: no Kerberos m
Polish: pl Cerber m
Portuguese: pt Cérbero m
Punjabi: pa ਸਰਬੇਰਸ
Russian: ru Це́рбер m, ru Ке́рбер m
Spanish: es Cerbero m
Swahili: sw Serbero m
Swedish: sv Kerberos c, sv Cerberus c antiquated, sv Cerberos c somewhat antiquated
Ukrainian: uk Цербер m
Welsh: cy Serberws m
en Dogs Mythological creatures Mythological figures
German
Proper noun
m
de Zerberus
Latin
Etymology
la Cerberus :bor grc:Κέρβερος + 1
Pronunciation
Cerberus
Proper noun
Cerberus<2> Cerberus/Cerberos
la Greek mythology en Cerberus
Declension
Cerberus<2> Cerberus/Cerberos
Descendants
ca Cèrber
en Cerberus
fr Cerbère
de Zerberus
it Cerbero
pl Cerber
pt Cérbero
ro Cerber
sh Kerber
scn Cèrbiru
es Cerbero
mul Cerberus genus 1
References