Φωκεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Φωκῐ́ς (Phōkĭ́s, Phocis) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Φωκεύς • (Phōkeúsm (genitive Φωκέως); third declension

  1. an inhabitant of Phocis; a Phocian

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Φωκεύς (Fokéfs); Φωκέας (Fokéas)

References

  • Φωκεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022