Phobos

Pronunciation: /ˈfuː.bɔs/

“Phobos” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

Phobos; the larger and innermost of the two moons of Mars

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, “Phobos, personification of fear”), from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “panic flight; fear”), from Proto-Hellenic Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos, from Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos, from *bʰegʷ- (“to run, flee”). The astronomical name commemorates the mythological Fobos, the personification of fear and a companion of Ares; in…

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