Phasis

See also: phasis

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Φᾶσις (Phâsis).

Proper noun

Phasis

1. The Rioni river, as it is called in classical sources.

Anagrams

• aspish, spahis

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Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φᾶσις (Phâsis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰaː.sis/, [ˈpʰäːs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.sis/, [ˈfäːs̬is]

Proper noun

Phāsis m sg (genitive Phāsis or Phāsidis); third declension

1. An important river of Colchis, now called Rioni

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phāsis
Genitive	Phāsis Phāsidis
Dative	Phāsī Phāsidī
Accusative	Phāsem Phāsidem
Ablative	Phāse Phāside
Vocative	Phāsis

Derived terms

• Phāsiānus
• Phāsiacus

References

• Phasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Phasis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly