Pholus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόλος (Phólos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰo.lus/, [ˈpʰɔɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.lus/, [ˈfɔːlus]

Proper noun

Pholus m sg (genitive Pholī); second declension

(Greek mythology) A centaur, son of Silenus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pholus
Genitive	Pholī
Dative	Pholō
Accusative	Pholum
Ablative	Pholō
Vocative	Phole

References

“Pholus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Pholus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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