Fobos

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fobos m anim

  2. (Greek mythology) Phobos, mythological personification of fear
    • 1893, Vladislav Kalousek, “Deimos a Fobos”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎, volume X, Praha: J. Otto, page 166:
      Deimos a Fobos […] v řecké mythologii personifikace Strachu a Třasu (římské Pallor a Pavor), sluhové a průvodčí válečného boha Area; též pokládáni za syny jeho a Afrodity.
      Deimos and Phobos personification of Terror and Fear in Greek mythology (Pallor and Pavor in Roman), servants and companions of war god Ares; also considered to be sons of him and Aphrodite.

Declension

Declension of Fobos (sg-only hard masculine animate foreign)
singular
nominative Fobos
genitive Foba
dative Fobovi
accusative Foba
vocative Fobe
locative Fobovi
instrumental Fobem

Proper noun

Fobos m inan

  2. (astronomy, rare) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars
    • 1892, Květy‎, volume 28, page 734:
      Fobos – mající průměr asi 9 klm. třikrát rychleji kolem Marsa obíhá, než Mars sám se otáčí.
      Phobos – being about 9 km in diameter rotates orbits the Mars three times faster than the Mars itself rotates.
    • 2017 July 21, “Fobos: Měsíček u Marsu”, in Astronomický snímek dne‎, Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on 18 March 2018:
      Zpoza rudé planety se na této časové sekvenci z Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu na oběžné dráze Země vynořuje maličký měsíc se strašidelným názvem Fobos.
      A tiny moon with the frightening name Phobos appears from behind the red planet in this time sequence from the Hubble Space Telescope on the Earth's orbit.

Declension

Declension of Fobos (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Fobos
genitive Fobosu
dative Fobosu
accusative Fobos
vocative Fobose
locative Fobosu
instrumental Fobosem

Alternative forms

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymed
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Galician

Proper noun

Fobos m

  1. (astronomy) Phobos (moon of Mars)
  2. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of the god Ares)

Italian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fobos m

  1. (mythology, Greek mythology) Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares)
  2. (astronomy) Phobos (satellite of Mars)

See also

Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star Sole
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercurio Venere Terra Marte Cerere Giove Saturno Urano Nettuno Plutone Eris (Eride)
Notable
moons 		— — Luna Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganimede
Callisto 		Mimas
Encelado
Teti
Dione
Rea
Titano
Giapeto
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Tritone Caronte Disnomia

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.bɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbɔs
  • Syllabification: Fo‧bos

Proper noun

Fobos m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (the son of Ares and Aphrodite, the god and personification of fear)

Declension

Declension of Fobos
singular
nominative Fobos
genitive Fobosa
dative Fobosowi
accusative Fobosa
instrumental Fobosem
locative Fobosie
vocative Fobosie

Proper noun

Fobos m animal

  1. Phobos (the bigger moon of Mars)

Declension

Declension of Fobos
singular
nominative Fobos
genitive Fobosa
dative Fobosowi
accusative Fobosa
instrumental Fobosem
locative Fobosie
vocative Fobosie

See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star Słońce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton —
Notable
moons 		— — Księżyc Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganimedes
Kallisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tetyda
Dione
Rea
Tytan
Japet
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Tytania
Oberon 		Tryton Charon —

Further reading

  • Fobos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Fo‧bos

Proper noun

Fobos f

  1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

Proper noun

Fobos m

  1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of Ares)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfobos/
  • Rhymes: -obos
  • Syllabification: Fo‧bos

Proper noun

Fobos m

  1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of Ares)
  2. (astronomy) Phobos (moon of Mars)
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