Philae

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φίλαι (Phílai), from Demotic p-ꜣlq, from Late Egyptian p(ꜣ)-jw-rq (Philae, literally the Island of the Turning).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Philae f pl (genitive Philārum); first declension

  1. a small island in the Nile situated near Syene
  2. a city near this island

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Philae
genitive Philārum
dative Philīs
accusative Philās
ablative Philīs
vocative Philae
locative Philīs

References

  • Philae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Philae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Philae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.