Pollux

See also: pollux

English

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Pollux (mythology)

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Pollux (star)

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Etymology

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Proper noun

Pollux

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
2. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

Derived terms

• pollucite
• polluxite

Translations

Dioscuri

Bulgarian: Полукс m (Poluks), Полидевк m (Polidevk) Catalan: Pòl·lux m French: Pollux (fr) m Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis) Irish: Pollacs m Italian: Polluce m Polish: Polluks (pl) m, Polideukes m Portuguese: Pólux m Russian: Полиде́вк m (Polidɛ́vk), Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)

Star

Bulgarian: Полукс m (Poluks) Catalan: Pòl·lux m Chinese: Cantonese: 北河三 (bak1 ho4 saam1) Mandarin: 北河三 (zh) (Běihésān) Dutch: Pollux (nl) m French: Pollux (fr) m Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis) Irish: Pollacs m, Pollux m Maori: Whakaahu kerekere Polish: Polluks (pl) m Portuguese: Pólux Russian: Поллу́кс m (Pollúks) Scottish Gaelic: Gràdhag na Caiginn f ǃXóõ: ǀnṵ́e lào tshôe

See also

• Castor

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lyks/

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Proper noun

Pollux m

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• Podlouqu- (Epigraphic Latin)
• Pollūcēs (pre-classical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs). Compare Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌋𐌕𐌖𐌊𐌄 (pultuke). Doublet of Polydeucēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔl.luːks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔl.luks]

Proper noun

Pollūx m sg (genitive Pollūcis); third declension

1. Pollux, one of the Dioscuri

   Coordinate term: Castor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pollūx
genitive	Pollūcis
dative	Pollūcī
accusative	Pollūcem
ablative	Pollūce
vocative	Pollūx

References

• “Pollux”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.