Phoebe
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē)
Proper noun
[edit]Phoebe f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, native to Asia and the Americas.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain longhorn beetles.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus in Lauraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Laurales - order; Lauraceae - family
- (genus in Cerambycidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Cucujiformia – infraorder; Chrysomeloidea – superfamily; Cerambycidae – family; Lamiinae - subfamily; Hemilophini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Phoebe lanceolata - type species. For some of the more than 100 species see Phoebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
[edit]- Lauraceae
- Phoebe (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phoebe (Lauraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe at Plants of the World Online
- Cerambycidae
- Phoebe (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (beetle) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hemilophini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfiːbi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːbi
Proper noun
[edit]Phoebe
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- (Greek mythology) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
- (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
- (Greek mythology) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
- (astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Titan
Further reading
[edit]- Phoebe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (Greek myth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoebe (Titaness) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”). As a given name, partially from Phoebe Cates.
Proper noun
[edit]Phoebe
- a female given name from English
- a moon of Saturn
- (Greek mythology) Phoebe
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).
Pronunciation 1
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoe̯.beː/, [ˈpʰoe̯beː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.be/, [ˈfɛːbe]
Proper noun
[edit]Phoebē f sg (genitive Phoebēs); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Phoebē |
Genitive | Phoebēs |
Dative | Phoebae |
Accusative | Phoebēn |
Ablative | Phoebē |
Vocative | Phoebē |
Pronunciation 2
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoe̯.be/, [ˈpʰoe̯bɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.be/, [ˈfɛːbe]
Proper noun
[edit]Phoebe
References
[edit]- “Phoebe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Phoebe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Phoebe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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