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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Phlīūs

Phlīūs m sg (genitive Phlīūntis)
Classical[ˈpʰliː.uːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfliː.us]

Meaning

  1. A city of Peloponnesus situated between Sicyon and Argolis, near the sources of the river Asopus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhlīūs—
genitivePhlīūntis—
dativePhlīūntī—
accusativePhlīūntem—
ablativePhlīūnte—
vocativePhlīūs—
locativePhlīūntī
Phlīūnte		—

Phlīūs, untis, m., = Φλιοῦς,
I. a city of Peloponnesus, between Sicyon and Argolis, at the sources of the Æsopus, now Polyfengo, Liv. 28, 7, 6; Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 13.—Hence,
II. Phlīāsĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Phlius, Phliasian: sermo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 10: regna, Ov. Ib. 329.— Plur. subst.
A. Phlīāsĭi, ōrum, m., the Phliasians, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8.—
B. Phlī-untĭi, ōrum, m., the same, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8. This passage Cicero afterwards corrected, and wrote Phliasii: Phliasios autem dici sciebam, et ita fac ut habeas: nos quidem sic habemus. Sed primo me ἀναλογία deceperat, etc., Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φλιοῦς (Phlioûs).

Quick answers

What does Phlīūs mean in Latin?
Phlīūs, a proper noun, means “A city of Peloponnesus situated between Sicyon and Argolis, near the sources of the river Asopus”.
What is the genitive of Phlīūs?
The genitive singular is Phlīūntis. Phlīūs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Phlīūs?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰliː.uːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfliː.us].