Pholus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόλος (Phólos), of obscure origin, possibly Pre-Greek, but compare φωλεός (phōleós, “lair, den”) (centaurs were said to live in caves). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɔ.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔː.lus] === Proper noun === Pholus m sg (genitive Pholī); second declension (Greek mythology) A centaur, son of Silenus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Pholus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “Pholus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.