Phycus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φυκοῦς (Phukoûs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰyː.kuːs/, [ˈpʰyːkuːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.kus/, [ˈfiːkus]

Proper noun

Phȳcūs f sg (genitive Phȳcuntis); third declension

1. A promontory in Cyrenaica, the most northerly point of Libya
2. An ancient town on this promontory

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phȳcūs
genitive	Phȳcuntis
dative	Phȳcuntī
accusative	Phȳcuntem
ablative	Phȳcunte
vocative	Phȳcūs
locative	Phȳcuntī Phȳcunte

References

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