Phorbas
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Phorbas m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hymedesmiidae – certain sponges.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Porifera - phylum; Demospongiae - class; Heteroscleromorpha - subclass; Poecilosclerida - order; Hymedesmiidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Phorbas amaranthus - type species
References edit
Phorbas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phorbas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phorbas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόρβας (Phórbas).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰor.bas/, [ˈpʰɔrbäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.bas/, [ˈfɔrbäs]
Proper noun edit
Phorbas m sg (genitive Phorbantis); third declension
- Phorbas, the name of several mythic personages
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Phorbas |
| Genitive | Phorbantis |
| Dative | Phorbantī |
| Accusative | Phorbantem |
| Ablative | Phorbante |
| Vocative | Phorbas |
References edit
- “Phorbas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press