Phocas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φωκᾶς (Phōkâs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰoː.kaːs/, [ˈpʰoːkäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.kas/, [ˈfɔːkäs]

Proper noun

Phōcās m sg (genitive Phōcae); first declension

1. Phocas, a Byzantine emperor

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phōcās
genitive	Phōcae
dative	Phōcae
accusative	Phōcam Phōcān
ablative	Phōcā
vocative	Phōcā

Descendants

• → Italian: Foca