Fobos

Fobos

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos), from φόβος (phóbos, fear).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Fobos m anim

  1. (Greek mythology) 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.

Declension

Proper noun

Fobos m inan

  1. (astronomy, 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[3], Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on 18 March 2018:
      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

Alternative forms

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

Galician

Proper noun

Fobos m

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

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.bos/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbos
  • 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

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

Polish

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.bɔs/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔbɔs
    • Syllabification: Fo‧bos

    Proper noun

    Fobos m pers

    1. (Greek mythology) Phobos (the son of Ares and Aphrodite, the god and personification of fear)

    Declension

    Proper noun

    Fobos m animal

    1. Phobos (the bigger moon of Mars)

    Declension

    See also

    Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
    Star Słońce
    IAU planets and
    notable dwarf planets
    Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton
    Notable
    moons
    Księżyc Fobos
    Deimos
    Io
    Europa
    Ganimedes
    Kallisto
    Mimas
    Enceladus
    Tetyda
    Dione
    Rea
    Tytan
    Japet

    Miranda
    Ariel
    Umbriel
    Tytania
    Oberon
    Tryton Charon

    Further reading

    • Fobos”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.buʃ/ [ˈfɔ.βuʃ]

    • Hyphenation: Fo‧bos

    Proper noun

    Fobos f

    1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

    Proper noun

    Fobos m

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

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfobos/ [ˈfo.β̞os]
    • Rhymes: -obos
    • Syllabification: Fo‧bos

    Proper noun

    Fobos m

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