pháos

pháos Sprachstufe:agr. φάος 'Licht'

Von uhel. *pʰáwos, von uig. *bʰéh₂os, vom *bʰeh₂- „Glanz“. vgl. φαεινός phaeinós, φάω pháō und φαίνω phaínō. Kognate sind lat. iubar „Strahlung, Licht“); Sanskrit भास् bhās, „Licht, Brillanz“ und भास bhāsa, „Glanz, Licht“; und aengl. basu „lila“.

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /pʰá.os/ → /ˈɸa.os/ → /ˈfa.os/

Noun

φάος • (pháos) n (genitive φᾰ́εος); third declension

1. light, especially daylight [ quotations ▼]
   1. the light of a torch, fire, a light [ quotations ▼]
   2. of the light or time of day [ quotations ▼]
2. (poetic) the life of men [ quotations ▼]
3. a day [ quotations ▼]
4. the light of the eyes [ quotations ▼]
5. a window [ quotations ▼]
6. (figurative or poetic) delight, deliverance, happiness, victory, glory, etc. [ quotations ▼]
7. the dark ring around the nipple, areola [ quotations ▼]