Phocaea

See also: Phocæa

English

Alternative forms

• Phocea
• Phocæa

Etymology

From Latin Phōcaea, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fəʊˈsiːə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /foʊˈsiːə/

Proper noun

Phocaea

1. (historical) an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia
2. (astronomy) 25 Phocaea, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): 25 Phocaea, ㉕

Derived terms

• Phocaean

Translations

an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia

• Armenian: Փոկեա (Pʻokea)
• French: Phocée (fr) f
• Greek: Φώκαια (el) (Fókaia)

  Ancient: Φώκαια (Phṓkaia)

• Italian: Focea f
• Latin: Phōcaea f
• Russian: Фокея (Fokeja)

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福后星 (Fúhòuxīng)

• Greek: Φώκαια (el) f (Fókaia)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).

Proper noun

Phōcaea f sg (genitive Phōcaeae); first declension

1. Phocaea

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phōcaea
Genitive	Phōcaeae
Dative	Phōcaeae
Accusative	Phōcaeam
Ablative	Phōcaeā
Vocative	Phōcaea
Locative	Phōcaeae

Descendants

• Catalan: Phocea
• English: Phocaea
• French: Phocée
• Italian: Focea
• Spanish: Focea

References

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