Phrixus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φρίξος (Phríxos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfrɪksəs/

Proper noun

Phrixus

1. (Greek mythology) Son of Athamas and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a golden winged ram.

Translations

son of Athamas

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• French: Phryxus m
• Georgian: ფრიქსე (prikse)
• Italian: Frisso m
• Latin: Phrixus m
• Polish: Friksos m, Fryksos m
• Portuguese: Frixo m
• Romanian: Frix m
• Russian: Фрикс m (Friks)
• Spanish: Frixo m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φρίξος (Phríxos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰrik.sus/, [ˈpʰrɪks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfrik.sus/, [ˈfriksus]

Proper noun

Phrixus m sg (genitive Phrixī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phrixus
Genitive	Phrixī
Dative	Phrixō
Accusative	Phrixum
Ablative	Phrixō
Vocative	Phrixe

References

• “Phrixus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Phrixus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.