Fobos

Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfobos]
• Hyphenation: Fo‧bos
• Homophone: Phobos

Proper noun

2. (Greek mythology, animate) Phobos, mythological personification of fear
   • 1893, Vladislav Kalousek, “Deimos a Fobos”, in Ottův slovník naučný‎^[1], volume X, Praha: J. Otto, page 166:

     Deimos a Fobos […] v řecké mythologii personifikace Strachu a Třasu (římské Pallor a Pavor), sluhové a průvodčí válečného boha Area; též pokládáni za syny jeho a Afrodity.

     Deimos and Phobos […] personification of Terror and Fear in Greek mythology (Pallor and Pavor in Roman), servants and companions of war god Ares; also considered to be sons of him and Aphrodite.

4. (astronomy, inanimate, rare) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars [since 19th c.]
   • 1892, Květy‎^[2], volume 28, page 734:

     Fobos – mající průměr asi 9 klm. třikrát rychleji kolem Marsa obíhá, než Mars sám se otáčí.

     Phobos – being about 9 km in diameter rotates orbits the Mars three times faster than the Mars itself rotates.

   • 2017 July 21, “Fobos: Měsíček u Marsu”, in Astronomický snímek dne‎^[2017-08-27], Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on https://web.archive.org/web/20170827090055/http://www.astro.cz/apod/ap170721.html:

     Zpoza rudé planety se na této časové sekvenci z Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu na oběžné dráze Země vynořuje maličký měsíc se strašidelným názvem Fobos.

     A tiny moon with the frightening name Phobos appears from behind the red planet in this time sequence from the Hubble Space Telescope on the Earth's orbit.

Declension

animate

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inanimate

(moon of Mars): Template:cs-decl-noun-sg

Alternative forms

• (moon of Mars): Phobos

Related terms

• fobie

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star	Slunce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venuše	Země	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Měsíc	Phobos/Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymed Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

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Galician

Proper noun

Fobos m

1. (astronomy) Phobos (moon of Mars)
2. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of the god Ares)

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Italian

Alternative forms

• (astrnomy): Phobos
• (mythology): Fobo, Phobos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.bos/, [ˈfɔːbos̪]
• Hyphenation: Fò‧bos

Proper noun

Fobos m

1. (mythology, Greek mythology) Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares)
2. (astronomy) Phobos (satellite of Mars)

See also

• Ares
• Deimos

Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star	Sole
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercurio	Venere	Terra	Marte	Cerere	Giove	Saturno	Urano	Nettuno	Plutone	Eris (Eride)
Notable moons	—	—	Luna	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimede Callisto	Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Tritone	Caronte	Disnomia

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Fobos f

1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

Proper noun

Fobos m

1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of Ares)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Fobos m

1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (son of Ares)
2. (astronomy) Phobos (moon of Mars)