Cupid en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkjuːpɪd/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin -īdō Latin cupīdō Latin Cupīdōder. English Cupid From Latin Cupīdō, personification of cupīdō (“desire, desire of love”), from cupidus (“eager, greedy, passionate”), from cupiō (“to desire”).
Meanings
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(Roman) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
The myth of Cupid and Psyche was one of the most influential romances in European culture.
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(poetic) Sudden love or desire; the personification of falling in love.
He was just walking down the street minding his own business when Cupid struck.
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A moon of Uranus.
Cupid is so small and far away that it can only be seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.
- The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.
Deriveds
Cupidlike · Cupidonian · Cupid-like · tailed Cupid · cupidity · play Cupid · Cupidian · cupid · cupidical · Cupidinian
Translations (94)
pt Cupido (reindeer of Santa Claus) · lt Amūras (god of love, son of Venus) · ka ამური (god of love, son of Venus) · it Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · pl Kupid (moon of Uranus) · de Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · ta குபிட் (god of love, son of Venus) · el Έρως (reindeer of Santa Claus) · ca Cupidell (god of love, son of Venus) · fa کوپید (god of love, son of Venus) · sh Kupid (god of love, son of Venus) · it Cupido (reindeer of Santa Claus) · ja クピードー (god of love, son of Venus) · pl Amorek (reindeer of Santa Claus) · lt Amoras (god of love, son of Venus) · eu Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · hi क्यूपिड (god of love, son of Venus) · grc Ἔρως (god of love, son of Venus) · nl Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · cy Ciwpid (god of love, son of Venus) · nl Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · sv Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · ro Cupidon (god of love, son of Venus) · ru Купидо́н (god of love, son of Venus) · la Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · ja キューピッド (god of love, son of Venus) · br Amourig (god of love, son of Venus) · hu Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · it Amore (god of love, son of Venus) · fr Cupidon (reindeer of Santa Claus) · hu Ámor (god of love, son of Venus) · bn কিউপিড (god of love, son of Venus) · ca Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · sh Купидон (god of love, son of Venus) · pa ਕਿਊਪਿਡ (god of love, son of Venus) · ko 큐피드 (god of love, son of Venus) · mt Kupidu (god of love, son of Venus) · uk Купідо́н (god of love, son of Venus) · fr Cupidon (god of love, son of Venus) · eu Kupido (god of love, son of Venus) · la Cupīdō (god of love, son of Venus) · cmn 丘比特 (reindeer of Santa Claus) · sh Kupidon (god of love, son of Venus) · sh Купид (god of love, son of Venus) · cmn 丘比特 (god of love, son of Venus) · ja アモール (god of love, son of Venus) · mk Ку́пидон (god of love, son of Venus) · sh А̑мор (god of love, son of Venus) · ka კუპიდონი (god of love, son of Venus) · th คิวปิด (god of love, son of Venus) · es Cupido (reindeer of Santa Claus) · el Κιούπιντ (god of love, son of Venus) · fi Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · mr क्यूपिड (god of love, son of Venus) · th กามเทพ (god of love, son of Venus) · de Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · es Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · fa کوپیدو (god of love, son of Venus) · te మన్మథుడు (god of love, son of Venus) · sv Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · af Kupido (god of love, son of Venus) · mr क्यूपिड (moon of Uranus) · sv Astrild (god of love, son of Venus) · ja キューピッド (reindeer of Santa Claus) · eo Amoro (god of love, son of Venus) · id Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · pt Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · sl Kupid (god of love, son of Venus) · lt Kupidonas (god of love, son of Venus) · ja クピド (god of love, son of Venus) · ast Cupidu (god of love, son of Venus) · sh Ȃmor (god of love, son of Venus) · id Kupido (god of love, son of Venus) · pl Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · pt Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · is Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · ru Аму́р (god of love, son of Venus) · cmn 天衛二十七 /天卫二十七 (moon of Uranus) · el Έρως (god of love, son of Venus) · is Kúpídó (god of love, son of Venus) · sl Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · tl Kupido (god of love, son of Venus) · ca Amor (god of love, son of Venus) · br Kupidon (god of love, son of Venus) · ar كْيُوبِيد (god of love, son of Venus) · pl Kupido (god of love, son of Venus) · ja キューピッド (moon of Uranus) · gl Cupido (god of love, son of Venus) · xfa Cupio (god of love, son of Venus) · hi कामदेव (moon of Uranus) · he קוּפִּידוֹן (god of love, son of Venus) · uk Аму́р (god of love, son of Venus) · pl Kupidyn (god of love, son of Venus) · fi Amor (reindeer of Santa Claus)