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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φυλάκη (Phulákē) from φυλάκη (phulákē, “prison”).
Proper noun
Phylacē f sg (genitive Phylacēs); first declension
- a town of Thessaly situated near Pharsalus
- a town of Pieria
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- “Phylace”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly