Cupido

See also: cupido

Latin

Cupīdō cum arcū suō (Cupid with his bow)

Etymology

From cupere (“to desire”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kuˈpiː.doː/, [kʊˈpiː.doː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kuˈpi.do/, [kuˈpiː.do]
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Noun

Cupīdō m (genitive Cupīdinis); third declension

Cupid; the god of love

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Cupīdō	Cupīdinēs
genitive	Cupīdinis	Cupīdinum
dative	Cupīdinī	Cupīdinibus
accusative	Cupīdinem	Cupīdinēs
ablative	Cupīdine	Cupīdinibus
vocative	Cupīdō	Cupīdinēs

Synonyms

Erōs

Related terms

cupidē
Cupīdineus
cupiditās

Descendants

English: Cupid
French: Cupidon
Portuguese: Cupido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Cupīdō (“Cupid, the god of love”), from cupere, present active infinitive of cupiō (“I desire, long for”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈpi.ðu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈpi.du/

Proper noun

Cupido m

(Roman mythology) Cupid (the god of love)

See also

Eros

Spanish

Proper noun

Cupido m

Cupid (god of love, son of Venus)

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