Tomis
See also: tomis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Τόμις (Tómis). A folk etymology presented by Ovid in Tristia, Book III, describes the name as being derived from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”), recounting the Medea story of Greek mythology.
Proper noun edit
Tomis f sg (genitive Tomis); third declension
- A town of Lower Moesia situated on the coast of Black Sea and famous as the place where Ovid was banished
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tomis |
| Genitive | Tomis |
| Dative | Tomī |
| Accusative | Tomem |
| Ablative | Tome |
| Vocative | Tomis |
| Locative | Tomī Tome |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Tomis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tomis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Tomis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly