Φωκίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Φῶκος (Phôkos, Phocus) +‎ -ῐς (-is)

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φωκῐ́ς (Phōkísf (genitive Φωκῐ́δος); third declension

  1. Phocis, a region in Greece

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Φωκίδα (Fokída)
  • Latin: Phōcis

References

  • Φωκίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022

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