Fobos

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Fobos m

  1. (Greek mythology, animate) Phobos, mythological personification of fear
    • 1893, Vladislav Kalousek, “Deimos a Fobos”, in Ottův slovník naučný, 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.
  2. (astronomy, inanimate, rare) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars [since 19th c.]
    • 1892, Květy, 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[2017-08-27], Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on https://web.archive.org/web/20170827090055/http://www.astro.cz/apod/ap170721.html, retrieved 2018-03-11:
      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

animate

(greek deity):

inanimate

(moon of Mars):

Alternative forms

See also

Solar System in in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
Planets and dwarf planets Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos
Ganymed
Callisto
Io
Europa
Titan
Rhea
Iapetus
Dione
Tethys
Enceladus
Mimas
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Triton Charon
Hydra
Nix
Kerberos
Styx
Hiʻiaka
Namaka
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/, [ˈfɔːbos̪]
  • 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 in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star Sole
Planets and dwarf planets Mercurio Venere Terra Marte Cerere Giove Saturno Urano Nettuno Plutone Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons Luna Fobos
Deimos
Ganimede
Callisto
Io
Europa
Titano
Rea
Giapeto
Dione
Teti
Encelado
Mimas
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Tritone Caronte
Idra
Notte
Cerbero
Stige
Hiʻiaka
Namaka
Disnomia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Fobos f

  1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

Proper noun

Fobos m

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

Spanish

Proper noun

Fobos m

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