Leptis

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λέπτις (Léptis).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/,

Proper noun

Leptis f sg (genitive Leptis); third declension

Multiple ancient cities in Africa including:
1. Leptis Magna (an ancient city near Khoms in modern Libya)
2. Leptis Parva (an ancient city near Monastir in modern Tunisia)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Leptis
genitive	Leptis
dative	Leptī
accusative	Leptim
ablative	Lepte
vocative	Leptis
locative	Leptī Lepte

References

“Leptis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Leptis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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