"Pholus" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈpʰɔ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfɔː.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Pholī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pholus [nominative, singular], Pholī [genitive, singular], Pholō [dative, singular], Pholum [accusative, singular], Pholō [ablative, singular], Phole [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόλος (Phólos), of obscure origin, possibly Pre-Greek, but compare φωλεός (phōleós, “lair, den”) (centaurs were said to live in caves). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Φόλος}} Ancient Greek Φόλος (Phólos), {{der|la|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Pholus<2>}} Pholus m sg (genitive Pholī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Pholus<2>}}
  1. (Greek mythology) A centaur, son of Silenus Tags: Greek, declension-2, masculine, singular
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