proper noun · masculinevariously declined, third declension, second declension
Phegeus
Phegeus m sg (genitive Phegeos or Phegeī)
Meaning
- a male given name
Phēgeus, i, m., = Φηγεύς,
I. the father of Alphesibœa, Hyg. Fab. 244.—Hence,
B. Phēgis, ĭdis, f., = Φηγίς, daughter of Phegeus, Alphesibœa; acc. Phegida, Ov. R. Am. 455.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φηγεύς (Phēgeús).
Descendants
- EnglishPhegeus
- FrenchPhégée
- ItalianFegeo