Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to shine), like φανός (phanós, bright, shining).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φᾰνή (phanḗf (genitive φᾰνῆς); first declension

  1. torch, firebrand
    Synonyms: γράβιον (grábion), γρυνός (grunós), δαΐς (daḯs), δᾰ́ος (dáos), ἑλένη (helénē), λαμπάς (lampás), λοφνίς (lophnís), πανός (panós), πυρσός (pursós), φρῠκτός (phruktós)
  2. (in the plural) torch-processions

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