Pholoe

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φολόη (Pholóē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰo.lo.eː/, [ˈpʰɔɫ̪oeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.lo.e/, [ˈfɔːloe]

Proper noun

Pholoē f sg (genitive Pholoēs); first declension

1. A mountain of Arcadia on the borders of Elis
2. A mountain of Thessaly and abode of the Centaurs

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pholoē
Genitive	Pholoēs
Dative	Pholoae
Accusative	Pholoēn
Ablative	Pholoē
Vocative	Pholoē

Related terms

• Pholoēticus

References

• “Pholoe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Pholoe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Pholoe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly