Pollux

Pollux

See also: pollux

English

Etymology

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒləks/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑləks/
Hyphenation: Pol‧lux

Proper noun

Pollux

(Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
(astronomy) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

Derived terms

Translations

Dioscuri

Bulgarian: Полукс m (Poluks), Полидевк m (Polidevk)
Catalan: Pòl·lux m
French: Pollux (fr) m
Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
Irish: Pollacs m
Italian: Polluce m
Polish: Polluks (pl) m, Polideukes m
Portuguese: Pólux m
Russian: Полиде́вк m (Polidɛ́vk), Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)

Star

Bulgarian: Полукс m (Poluks)
Catalan: Pòl·lux m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 北河三 (bak¹ ho⁴ saam¹)

Mandarin: 北河三 (zh) (Běihésān)
Dutch: Pollux (nl) m
French: Pollux (fr) m
Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
Irish: Pollacs m, Pollux m
Māori: Whakaahu kerekere
Polish: Polluks (pl) m
Portuguese: Pólux
Russian: Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)
Scottish Gaelic: Gràdhag na Caiginn f
ǃXóõ: ǀnṵ́e lào tshôe

See also

Castor

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔ.lyks/
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)

Proper noun

Pollux m

(Greek mythology) Pollux
(astronomy) Pollux

Latin

Alternative forms

Podlouqu- (Epigraphic Latin)
Pollūcēs (pre-classical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs). Compare Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌋𐌕𐌖𐌊𐌄 (pultuke). Doublet of Polydeucēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔl.luːks]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɔl.luks]

Proper noun

Pollūx m sg (genitive Pollūcis); third declension

Pollux, one of the Dioscuri
Coordinate term: Castor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pollūx
genitive	Pollūcis
dative	Pollūcī
accusative	Pollūcem
ablative	Pollūce
vocative	Pollūx

References

“Pollux”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.