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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φυκοῦς (Phukoûs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Phȳcūs f sg (genitive Phȳcuntis); third declension
- A promontory in Cyrenaica, the most northerly point of Libya
- An ancient town on this promontory
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Phycus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Phycus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.