Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Λεοντώπολις (Leontṓpolis).

Proper noun

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Leontōpolis f sg (genitive Leontōpolis); third declension

  1. A city of Lower Egypt on the delta of the Nile

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Leontōpolis
Genitive Leontōpolis
Dative Leontōpolī
Accusative Leontōpolim
Leontōpolin
Ablative Leontōpolī
Vocative Leontōpolis
Leontōpolī
Locative Leontōpolī
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References

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