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Cheops en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkiɑːps/ (US)
  • /ˈkiːɒps/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Khufu, 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 (17)

la Cheops (pharaoh) · fr Khéops (pharaoh) · de Cheops (pharaoh) · pt Queops (pharaoh) · bg Хеопс (pharaoh) · egy Aa1-G43-I9-G43 (pharaoh) · fr Chéops (pharaoh) · grc Χέοψ (pharaoh) · el Χέωψ (pharaoh) · it Cheope (pharaoh) · tr Keops (pharaoh) · pt Cheops (pharaoh) · hy Քեոփս (pharaoh) · hu Kheopsz (pharaoh) · he חֵ׳וֹפּוּ (pharaoh) · ru Хео́пс (pharaoh) · ar خُوفُو (pharaoh)

Cheops en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkiɑːps/ (US)
  • /ˈkiːɒps/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of CHEOPS.
    alt of CHEOPS
    • The dedicated time Cheops spent observing the star helped astronomers iron out the mixed signals from the TESS data to determine how many planets were crossing in front of the star and the resonance of their orbits. 2023 November 29, Ashley Strickland, “Astronomers discover nearby six-planet solar system with ‘pristine configuration’”, in CNN: