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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πάφος (Páphos).
Proper noun
Paphos
- A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paphos ?
- Paphos (a town in Cyprus)
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paphos f sg (genitive Paphī); second declension
- Alternative form of Paphus
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- “Paphos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Paphos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.