Leptis Magna
English
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Etymology
editFrom Latin Leptis Magna.
Proper noun
edit- (historical) A former city in Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.
Latin
editEtymology
editCalque of Ancient Greek Λέπτις μεγάλη (Léptis megálē), from either Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒 (lpq) or Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉 (lpqy), hypothesized to derive from Proto-Semitic [Term?] (“construction”); compare Arabic لفقة (“to invent, fabricate, or assemble”).
Proper noun
editLeptis Magna f sg (genitive Leptis Magnae); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem) with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Leptis Magna |
| Genitive | Leptis Magnae |
| Dative | Leptī Magnae |
| Accusative | Leptem Magnam |
| Ablative | Lepte Magnā |
| Vocative | Leptis Magna |
| Locative | Leptī Magnae Lepte Magnae |
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- la:Cities in Libya