Phaenon

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαίνων (Phaínōn, shining one).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Phaenōn m sg (genitive Phaenōnis); third declension

  1. Synonym of Saturnus (the planet Saturn)
  2. Synonym of Iuppiter (the planet Jupiter)

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

See also

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References

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  • Phaenon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Phænōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,170/1.
  • Phaenōn” on page 1,371/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)