Phobos

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊbəs/

Phobos

1. (Greek mythology) A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear.
2. (astronomy) The innermost natural satellite of Mars.

• Deimos

From Dutch Phobos.

• Hyphenation: Pho‧bos

Phobos

1. (astronomy) Phobos
2. (Greek mythology) Phobos

Borrowed from English Phobos, Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, “mythological personification of fear”), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈfobos]
• Hyphenation: Pho‧bos
• Homophone: Fobos

Phobos m inan

1. (astronomy) Phobos, the bigger of the two natural satellites of Mars [since 19th c.]
   • 2005, Zdeněk Pokorný, Planety, Praha: Aventinum, →ISBN, page 92:

     […] Phobos obíhá ve vzdálenosti necelých 6000 kilometrů od povrchu planety.

     […] Phobos orbits in the distance of less than 6000 kilometres from the planet's surface.

   • 2008, Jiří T. Pelech, Prvorození‎, Praha: Baronet, translation of Firstborn by Athur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, →ISBN, page 221:

     Mám sekundární soustavy na povrchu a na oběžné dráze. Ta největší je rozmístěna na několika stanicích na měsících Phobu a Deimu, pokud jsou vzájemně viditelné, dá se získat velmi dobrá dlouhá základna…

     I have secondary arrays on the surface and in orbit. The most impressive is based on a couple of stations on the moons, Phobos and Deimos; when they are in line of sight of each other you get a good long baseline…

• Fobos

• Phobos in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo(ː)bos/, [ˈfo̞(ː)bo̞s̠]
• Syllabification^(key): Pho‧bos

Phobos

1. Phobos (moon of Mars)

• Fobo (mythology)

Borrowed from English Phobos.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.bos/
• Homophone: Fobos
• Rhymes: -ɔbos
• Hyphenation: Phò‧bos

Phobos m

1. (astronomy) Alternative form of Fobos (“Phobos (natural satellite)”)
2. (mythology, Greek mythology) Alternative form of Fobos (“Phobos (god of fear, a son of the god Ares)”)