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Sardis
Sardis
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Sardis
- (historical) The ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor
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- A town in Mississippi
- A census-designated place in Ohio
- A ghost town in Oklahoma
- A town in Tennessee
- A village in Wales
Translations
ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsar.diːs/
Proper noun
Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium); third declension
- Sardis (ancient city in Asia Minor, the capital of Lydia in modern Turkey)
Declension
Third declension i-stem, with locative.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sardīs |
| genitive | Sardium |
| dative | Sardibus |
| accusative | Sardīs |
| ablative | Sardibus |
| vocative | Sardīs |
| locative | Sardibus |
References
- Sardis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Sardis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.