Phobos

See also: phobos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊbəs/

Proper noun

Phobos

1. (Greek mythology) A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear.
2. (astronomy) The innermost natural satellite of Mars.

Translations

mythology

• Afrikaans: Phobos
• Arabic: فوبوس m
• Armenian: Փոբոս (hy) (Pʿobos)
• Basque: Fobos (eu)
• Catalan: Fobos
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福波斯 (Fúbōsī)

• Czech: Fobos m anim
• Dutch: Phobos m
• Esperanto: Fobo
• Finnish: Fobos
• French: Phobos (fr) m
• German: Phobos (de) m
• Greek: Φόβος (el) m (Fóvos)

  Ancient Greek: Φόβος m (Phóbos)

• Hungarian: Phobosz
• Italian: Fobos m, Fobo m
• Japanese: ポボス (ja) (Pobosu)
• Korean: 포보스 (Poboseu)
• Lao: ໂພໂບສ (phō bōt)
• Lithuanian: Fobas m
• Marathi: फोबोस m (phobos)
• Polish: Fobos (pl) m
• Portuguese: Fobos (pt) m
• Russian: Фо́бос (ru) m (Fóbos)
• Slovene: Fobos m
• Spanish: Fobos (es) m
• Swedish: Phobos (sv)
• Thai: โฟบอส (foo-bɔ̀ɔs)
• Turkish: Phobos (tr)
• Ukrainian: Фоб m (Fob)
• Uzbek: Fobos

moon of Mars

• Afrikaans: Phobos
• Albanian: Fobosi
• Armenian: Ֆոբոս (Fobos)
• Azerbaijani: Fobos
• Catalan: Fobos
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 火卫一 (zh) (Huǒwèiyī)

• Czech: Phobos m inan
• Dutch: Phobos m
• Faroese: Fobos m
• Finnish: Phobos (fi)
• French: Phobos (fr)
• Georgian: ფობოსი m (pobosi)
• German: Phobos (de) m
• Greek: Φόβος (el) m (Fóvos)
• Hindi: फोबोस m (phobos)
• Hungarian: Phobosz
• Italian: Fobos m
• Japanese: フォボス (ja) (Fobosu)
• Kazakh: Фобос (Fobos)
• Lao: ໂພໂບສ (phō bōt)
• Marathi: फोबोस m (phobos)
• Polish: Fobos (pl) m
• Portuguese: Fobos (pt)
• Russian: Фо́бос (ru) m (Fóbos)
• Spanish: Fobos (es)
• Thai: โฟบอส (foo-bɔ̀ɔs)
• Turkish: Phobos (tr)

See also

• Deimos

Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star	Sun
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Moon	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Phobos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pho‧bos

Proper noun

Phobos

1. (astronomy) Phobos
2. (Greek mythology) Phobos

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Phobos, Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, “mythological personification of fear”), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfobos]
• Hyphenation: Pho‧bos
• Homophone: Fobos

Proper noun

Phobos m inan

2. (astronomy) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars [since 19th c.]
   • 2005, Zdeněk Pokorný, Planety, Praha: Aventinum, →ISBN, page 92:

     […] Phobos obíhá ve vzdálenosti necelých 6000 kilometrů od povrchu planety.

     […] Phobos orbits in the distance of less than 6000 kilometres from the planet's surface.

   • 2008, Jiří T. Pelech, Prvorození‎^[1], Praha: Baronet, translation of Firstborn by Athur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, →ISBN, page 221:

     Mám sekundární soustavy na povrchu a na oběžné dráze. Ta největší je rozmístěna na několika stanicích na měsících Phobu a Deimu, pokud jsou vzájemně viditelné, dá se získat velmi dobrá dlouhá základna…

     I have secondary arrays on the surface and in orbit. The most impressive is based on a couple of stations on the moons, Phobos and Deimos; when they are in line of sight of each other you get a good long baseline…

Declension

Declension of Phobos (sg-only hard masculine inanimate foreign)

	singular
nominative	Phobos
genitive	Phobosu, Phobu
dative	Phobosu, Phobu
accusative	Phobos
vocative	Phobose, Phobe
locative	Phobosu, Phobu
instrumental	Phobosem, Phobem

Alternative forms

• Fobos

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star	Slunce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venuše	Země	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Měsíc	Phobos/Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymed Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Further reading

• Phobos in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo(ː)bos/, [ˈfo̞(ː)bo̞s̠]
• Syllabification^(key): Pho‧bos

Noun

Phobos

1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

Declension

Inflection of Phobos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Phobos	—
genitive		Phoboksen	—
partitive		Phobosta	—
illative		Phobokseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Phobos	—
accusative	nom.	Phobos	—
	gen.	Phoboksen
genitive		Phoboksen	—
partitive		Phobosta	—
inessive		Phoboksessa	—
elative		Phoboksesta	—
illative		Phobokseen	—
adessive		Phoboksella	—
ablative		Phobokselta	—
allative		Phobokselle	—
essive		Phoboksena	—
translative		Phobokseksi	—
abessive		Phoboksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Phobos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Phobokseni — accusative nom. Phobokseni — gen. Phobokseni genitive Phobokseni — partitive Phobostani — inessive Phoboksessani — elative Phoboksestani — illative Phobokseeni — adessive Phoboksellani — ablative Phobokseltani — allative Phobokselleni — essive Phoboksenani — translative Phoboksekseni — abessive Phoboksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Phoboksesi — accusative nom. Phoboksesi — gen. Phoboksesi genitive Phoboksesi — partitive Phobostasi — inessive Phoboksessasi — elative Phoboksestasi — illative Phobokseesi — adessive Phoboksellasi — ablative Phobokseltasi — allative Phoboksellesi — essive Phoboksenasi — translative Phobokseksesi — abessive Phoboksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Phoboksemme — accusative nom. Phoboksemme — gen. Phoboksemme genitive Phoboksemme — partitive Phobostamme — inessive Phoboksessamme — elative Phoboksestamme — illative Phobokseemme — adessive Phoboksellamme — ablative Phobokseltamme — allative Phoboksellemme — essive Phoboksenamme — translative Phobokseksemme — abessive Phoboksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Phoboksenne — accusative nom. Phoboksenne — gen. Phoboksenne genitive Phoboksenne — partitive Phobostanne — inessive Phoboksessanne — elative Phoboksestanne — illative Phobokseenne — adessive Phoboksellanne — ablative Phobokseltanne — allative Phoboksellenne — essive Phoboksenanne — translative Phobokseksenne — abessive Phoboksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Phoboksensa — accusative nom. Phoboksensa — gen. Phoboksensa genitive Phoboksensa — partitive Phobostaan Phobostansa — inessive Phoboksessaan Phoboksessansa — elative Phoboksestaan Phoboksestansa — illative Phobokseensa — adessive Phoboksellaan Phoboksellansa — ablative Phobokseltaan Phobokseltansa — allative Phobokselleen Phoboksellensa — essive Phoboksenaan Phoboksenansa — translative Phoboksekseen Phobokseksensa — abessive Phoboksettaan Phoboksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Italian

Alternative forms

• Fobo (mythology)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Phobos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.bos/
• Homophone: Fobos
• Rhymes: -ɔbos
• Hyphenation: Phò‧bos

Proper noun

Phobos m

1. (astronomy) Alternative form of Fobos (“Phobos (natural satellite)”)
2. (mythology, Greek mythology) Alternative form of Fobos (“Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares)”)

Turkish

Proper noun

Phobos

1. (astronomy) Phobos
2. (Greek mythology) Alternative form of Fobos