Cheops

See also: CHEOPS

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cheops, from Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɒps/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkiɑːps/

Proper noun

Cheops

a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Synonyms

Khufu

Translations

pharaoh

Armenian: Քեոփս (Kʿeopʿs)
Egyptian:

(ḫw.f-wj)
French: Khéops
German: Cheops
Greek:
Ancient: Χέοψ (Khéops)

Hebrew: חֵ'וֹפּוּ‎ (Cheopu)
Italian: Cheope
Latin: Cheops
Portuguese: Queops m, Cheops m
Russian: Хео́пс (ru) (Xeóps)

Anagrams

Poches, epochs

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χέοψ (Khéops), from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰe.ops/, [ˈkʰe.ɔps]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ops/, [ˈkeː.ops]

Proper noun

Cheops m (genitive Cheopis); third declension

Cheops

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cheops
Genitive	Cheopis
Dative	Cheopī
Accusative	Cheopem
Ablative	Cheope
Vocative	Cheops

Descendants

English: Cheops
Italian: Cheope

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