Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Φυκοῦς (Phukoûs).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Phȳcūs f sg (genitive Phȳcuntis); third declension

  1. A promontory in Cyrenaica, the most northerly point of Libya
  2. An ancient town on this promontory

Declension edit

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Phȳcūs
Genitive Phȳcuntis
Dative Phȳcuntī
Accusative Phȳcuntem
Ablative Phȳcunte
Vocative Phȳcūs
Locative Phȳcuntī
Phȳcunte

References edit

  • Phycus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Phycus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.