Latin

Cupīdō cum arcū suō (Cupid with his bow)

Noun

Cupīdō m ‎(genitive Cupīdinis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cupid; the god of love

Synonyms

• Eros

Related terms

Descendants

• English: Cupid
• French: Cupidon
• Portuguese: Cupido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Cupīdō ‎(“Cupid, the god of love”), from cupere, present active infinitive of cupiō ‎(“I desire, long for”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈpi.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈpi.du/

Proper noun

Cupido m

1. (Roman mythology) Cupid (the god of love)

See also

• Eros

Spanish

Proper noun

Cupido m

1. Cupid (god of love, son of Venus)

Latin

Noun

cupīdō f ‎(genitive cupīdinis); third declension

1. desire, longing, especially amorous desire
2. lust, passion, greed

Inflection

Third declension.

Adjective

cupido

1. dative masculine singular of cupidus
2. dative neuter singular of cupidus
3. ablative masculine singular of cupidus
4. ablative neuter plural of cupidus

Related terms

• cupidē
• cupiditās
• Cupīdō
• cupidus

References

• cupido in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cupido”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• cupido in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cupido in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray