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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φασηλίς (Phasēlís).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Phasēlis f sg (genitive Phasēlidis); third declension
- A coastal town of Lycia situated on a headland
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Phaselis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Phaselis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly