Pharus

See also: pharus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Pharos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.rus/, [ˈpʰärʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.rus/, [ˈfäːrus]

Proper noun

Pharus f sg (genitive Pharī); second declension

1. Pharos, the small island off Alexandria where the famous lighthouse was located.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pharus
Genitive	Pharī
Dative	Pharō
Accusative	Pharum
Ablative	Pharō
Vocative	Phare

References

• “Pharus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Pharus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.