Diospolis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Διόσπολις (Dióspolis).

Proper noun

Diospolis f sg (genitive Diospolis); third declension

1. A town of Upper Egypt on the left bank of the Nile, between Abydus and Tentyra

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Diospolis
Genitive	Diospolis
Dative	Diospolī
Accusative	Diospolim Diospolin
Ablative	Diospolī
Vocative	Diospolis Diospolī
Locative	Diospolī

Related terms

• Diospolītānus
• Diospolītēs

References

• Diospolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Diospolis Parva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly