Pharus

See also: pharus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros)

Proper noun

Pharus f (genitive Pharī); second declension

  1. Pharos, the small island off Alexandria where the famous lighthouse was located.

References
  • Pharus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pharus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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