cyclops

== English == === Alternative forms === Cyclops, Kyklops === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”). The sense for copepods is a semantic loan from translingual Cyclops. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sī'klŏps, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪˌklɒps/ === Noun === cyclops (plural cyclops or cyclopes or cyclopses) (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology. Alternative form: Cyclops A one-eyed creature of any species. (derogatory) A person with only one working eye. (zoology) Any copepod in the genus Cyclops. (horology) A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈky.kɫoːps] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.klops] === Noun === cyclōps m (genitive cyclōpis); third declension A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: ciclop