Phila

See also: phila, -phila, and Phila.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φίλα (Phíla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɪ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.la]

Proper noun

Phila f sg (genitive Philae); first declension

1. An island of the Mediterranean situated near the Stoechades

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phila
genitive	Philae
dative	Philae
accusative	Philam
ablative	Philā
vocative	Phila

References

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