Phoebe
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē)
Proper noun edit
Phoebe f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, native to Asia and the Americas.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus in Lauraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Laurales - order; Lauraceae - family
- (genus in Cerambycidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Chrysomeloidea - superfamily; Cerambycidae - family; Lamiinae - subfamily; Hemilophini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Phoebe lanceolata - type species. For some of the more than 100 species see Phoebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References edit
- Lauraceae
- Phoebe (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phoebe (Lauraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe at Plants of the World Online
- Cerambycidae
- Phoebe (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (beetle) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hemilophini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Phoebe
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- (Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
- (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
- (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
- (astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Titan
Further reading edit
- Phoebe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (Greek myth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (Titaness) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”). As a given name, partially from Phoebe Cates.
Proper noun edit
Phoebe
- a female given name from English
- a moon of Saturn
- (Greek mythology) Phoebe
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).
Pronunciation 1 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoe̯.beː/, [ˈpʰoe̯beː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.be/, [ˈfɛːbe]
Proper noun edit
Phoebē f sg (genitive Phoebēs); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Phoebē |
Genitive | Phoebēs |
Dative | Phoebae |
Accusative | Phoebēn |
Ablative | Phoebē |
Vocative | Phoebē |
Pronunciation 2 edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoe̯.be/, [ˈpʰoe̯bɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.be/, [ˈfɛːbe]
Proper noun edit
Phoebe
References edit
- “Phoebe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Phoebe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Phoebe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.