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Phobos

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English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, Fear).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phobos

  1. (Greek mythology) A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear.
  2. (astronomy) The innermost natural satellite of Mars.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Phobos.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pho‧bos

Proper noun

Phobos

  1. (astronomy) Phobos
  2. (Greek mythology) Phobos

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from English Phobos, Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, mythological personification of fear), from φόβος (phóbos, fear).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phobos m inan

  1. (astronomy) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars [since 19th c.]
    • 2005, Zdeněk Pokorný, Planety, Praha: Aventinum, →ISBN, page 92:
      [] Phobos obíhá ve vzdálenosti necelých 6000 kilometrů od povrchu planety.
      [] Phobos orbits in the distance of less than 6000 kilometres from the planet's surface.
    • 2008, Jiří T. Pelech, Prvorození, Praha: Baronet, translation of Firstborn by Athur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, →ISBN, page 221:
      Mám sekundární soustavy na povrchu a na oběžné dráze. Ta největší je rozmístěna na několika stanicích na měsících Phobu a Deimu, pokud jsou vzájemně viditelné, dá se získat velmi dobrá dlouhá základna…
      I have secondary arrays on the surface and in orbit. The most impressive is based on a couple of stations on the moons, Phobos and Deimos; when they are in line of sight of each other you get a good long baseline…

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Alternative forms

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Further reading

  • Phobos”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo(ː)bos/, [ˈfo̞(ː)bo̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -obos
  • Syllabification(key): Pho‧bos
  • Hyphenation(key): Pho‧bos

Proper noun

Phobos

  1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

Declension

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Phobos.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phobos m

  1. (astronomy) alternative form of Fobos (Phobos (natural satellite))
  2. (mythology, Greek mythology) alternative form of Fobos (Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares))

Turkish

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Proper noun

Phobos

  1. (astronomy) Phobos
  2. (Greek mythology) alternative form of Fobos

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Phobos, from Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phobos m (not mutable)

  1. (Roman mythology, Greek Mythology) Phobos (son of Mars/Ares)
  2. (astronomy) Phobos (a moon of Mars)

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