Pharus
See also: pharus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰa.rus/, [ˈpʰärʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.rus/, [ˈfäːrus]
Proper noun edit
Pharus f sg (genitive Pharī); second declension
- Pharos, the small island off Alexandria where the famous lighthouse was located.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Pharus |
Genitive | Pharī |
Dative | Pharō |
Accusative | Pharum |
Ablative | Pharō |
Vocative | Phare |
References edit
- “Pharus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pharus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette