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Webster 1913 Edition

Cyclops

Cy′clops

(s?′kl?ps)
,
Noun.
s
ing.
&
pl.
[L.
Cyclops
, Gr.
Κύκλωψ
(strictly round-eyed), pl.
Κύκλωπες
;
κύκλοσ
circle +
ὤψ
eye.]
1.
(Gr. Myth.)
One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna.
☞ Pope, in his translation of the “Odyssey,” uniformly spells this word Cyclop, when used in the singular.
2.
(Zool.)
A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See
Copepoda
.
3.
A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cyclops

CYCLOPS

,
Noun.
[Gr., a circle, an eye.] In fabulous history, certain giants, the sons of Neptune and Amshitrite, who had but one circular eye in the midst of the forehead. They inhabited Sicily, and assisted Vulcan in making thunderbolts for Jupiter.

Definition 2024

Cyclops

Cyclops

See also: cyclops

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Cyclops m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyclopidae – widespread, small, one-eyed, freshwater crustaceans.

cyclops

cyclops

See also: Cyclops

English

Noun

cyclops ‎(plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
  2. A one-eyed creature of any species.
  3. (pejorative) A person with only one working eye.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ ‎(Kúklōps, “Cyclops”), q.v.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.kloːps/, [ˈkʏ.kɫoːps]

Noun

cyclōps m ‎(genitive cyclōpis); third declension

  1. A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cyclōps cyclōpēs
genitive cyclōpis cyclōpum
dative cyclōpī cyclōpibus
accusative cyclōpem cyclōpēs
ablative cyclōpe cyclōpibus
vocative cyclōps cyclōpēs

Etymology

See cyclops

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