Pholus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόλος (Phólos), of obscure origin, possibly Pre-Greek, but compare φωλεός (phōleós, “lair, den”) (centaurs were said to live in caves).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰo.lus/, [ˈpʰɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.lus/, [ˈfɔːlus]

Proper noun

Pholus m sg (genitive Pholī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A centaur, son of Silenus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pholus
genitive	Pholī
dative	Pholō
accusative	Pholum
ablative	Pholō
vocative	Phole

References

• “Pholus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Pholus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.