Pollux

See also: pollux

English

Etymology

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Proper noun

Pollux

(Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
(astronomy) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

Translations

Dioscuri

Catalan: Pòl·lux m
French: Pollux (fr) m
Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
Irish: Pollacs m
Italian: Polluce m
Portuguese: Pólux m
Russian: Полиде́вк m (Polidɛ́vk), Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)

Star

Catalan: Pòl·lux m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 北河三 (bak¹ ho⁴ saam¹)

Mandarin: 北河三 (zh) (Běihésān)
French: Pollux (fr) m
Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
Irish: Pollacs m, Pollux m
Maori: Whakaahu kerekere
Portuguese: Pólux
Russian: Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)
Scottish Gaelic: Gràdhag na Caiginn f

See also

Castor

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔ.lyks/
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Proper noun

Pollux m

(Greek mythology) Pollux
(astronomy) Pollux

Latin

Alternative forms

Podlouqu- (Epigraphic Latin)
Pollūcēs (pre-Classical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs). Compare Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌋𐌕𐌖𐌊𐌄 (pultuke). Doublet of Polydeucēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpol.luːks/, [ˈpɔlːʲuːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpol.luks/, [ˈpɔlːuks]

Proper noun

Pollūx m sg (genitive Pollūcis); third declension

Pollux, one of the Dioscuri
Coordinate term: Castor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pollūx
Genitive	Pollūcis
Dative	Pollūcī
Accusative	Pollūcem
Ablative	Pollūce
Vocative	Pollūx

References

Pollux in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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