Phidon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φείδων (Pheídōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰiː.doːn/, [ˈpʰiːd̪oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.don/, [ˈfiːd̪on]

Proper noun

Phīdōn m sg (genitive Phīdōnis); third declension

1. A king of Argos

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phīdōn
Genitive	Phīdōnis
Dative	Phīdōnī
Accusative	Phīdōnem
Ablative	Phīdōne
Vocative	Phīdōn

References

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