Cadmus

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkædməs/ === Etymology 1 === Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos). ==== Alternative forms ==== Kadmos ==== Proper noun ==== Cadmus (Greek mythology) A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. ==== Proper noun ==== Cadmus (plural Cadmuses) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadmus is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Cadmus is most common among White (92.06%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cadmus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkad.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkad.mus] === Proper noun === Cadmus m sg (genitive Cadmī); second declension (Greek mythology) Cadmus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only.