LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Phoebēus

Phoebēus (feminine Phoebēa, neuter Phoebēum)
Classical[pʰoe̯ˈbeː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[feˈbɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivePhoebean
    29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.6
  2. adjectiveApollinean

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhoebēusPhoebēaPhoebēum
genitivePhoebēīPhoebēaePhoebēī
dativePhoebēōPhoebēaePhoebēō
accusativePhoebēumPhoebēamPhoebēum
ablativePhoebēōPhoebēāPhoebēō
vocativePhoebēePhoebēaPhoebēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhoebēīPhoebēaePhoebēa
genitivePhoebēōrumPhoebēārumPhoebēōrum
dativePhoebēīsPhoebēīsPhoebēīs
accusativePhoebēōsPhoebēāsPhoebēa
ablativePhoebēīsPhoebēīsPhoebēīs
vocativePhoebēīPhoebēaePhoebēa

Phoebēus, a, um, v. Phoebus, B.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοίβειος (Phoíbeios), from Φοῖβος (Phoîbos) + -ειος (-eios). By surface analysis, Phoebus + -ēus.

Quick answers

What does Phoebēus mean in Latin?
Phoebēus, a adjective, means “Phoebean; Apollinean”.
How do you pronounce Phoebēus?
In classical Latin, [pʰoe̯ˈbeː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈbɛː.us].