Pollux

See also: pollux

English

Etymology

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Proper noun

Pollux

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
2. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

Translations

Dioscuri

• Catalan: Pòl·lux m
• French: Pollux (fr) m
• Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
• Irish: Pollacs m
• Italian: Polluce m
• Portuguese: Pólux m
• Russian: Полиде́вк m (Polidɛ́vk), Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)

Star

• Catalan: Pòl·lux m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 北河三 (bak¹ ho⁴ saam¹)

  Mandarin: 北河三 (zh) (Běihésān)

• French: Pollux (fr) m
• Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
• Irish: Pollacs m, Pollux m
• Maori: Whakaahu kerekere
• Portuguese: Pólux
• Russian: Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)
• Scottish Gaelic: Gràdhag na Caiginn f

See also

• Castor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lyks/

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Proper noun

Pollux m

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• Podlouqu- (Epigraphic Latin)
• Pollūcēs (pre-Classical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs). Compare Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌋𐌕𐌖𐌊𐌄 (pultuke). Doublet of Polydeucēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpol.luːks/, [ˈpɔlːʲuːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpol.luks/, [ˈpɔlːuks]

Proper noun

Pollūx m sg (genitive Pollūcis); third declension

1. Pollux, one of the Dioscuri

   Coordinate term: Castor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pollūx
Genitive	Pollūcis
Dative	Pollūcī
Accusative	Pollūcem
Ablative	Pollūce
Vocative	Pollūx

References

• Pollux in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.