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Cerberus

/ˈsɝbəɹəs/

Cerberus proper noun: the giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

Proper noun

Cerberus

  1. (Greek) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
  2. A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.

Cerberus meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Arabic and Malay

Cerberus in Tamil

முத்தலை நாய்

Cerberus in Punjabi

mythological three-headed dog
ਸਰਬੇਰਸ sarberas

Cerberus in Arabic

mythological three-headed dog
سِيرْبِيرُوس sīrbīrūs

Cerberus in Malay

mythological three-headed dog
Cerberus

Origin of Cerberus

From Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), of unknown origin.

Words formed from Cerberus

Questions about Cerberus

What does Cerberus mean?
Cerberus means the giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
What is Cerberus in Tamil?
Cerberus in Tamil is முத்தலை நாய். See Cerberus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Cerberus?
Cerberus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cerberus?
Cerberus is pronounced /ˈsɝbəɹəs/.

Words near Cerberus in the dictionary

  1. Cerberian
  2. cerberin
  3. cerberiopsin
  4. cerberoside
  5. cerbertin
  6. Cerberus
  7. Cerbone
  8. Cerbones
  9. CERBs
  10. Cerbère
  11. Cerbăl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cerberus (page history and authors); Cerberus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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