Ocelis

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄκηλις (Ókēlis).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈkeː.lis/, [ɔˈkeːlʲɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃe.lis/, [oˈt͡ʃɛːlis]

Proper noun edit

Ocēlis f sg (genitive Ocēlis); third declension

A port of Arabia situated a little to the north of the straits of the Red Sea

Declension edit

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ocēlis
Genitive	Ocēlis
Dative	Ocēlī
Accusative	Ocēlem
Ablative	Ocēle
Vocative	Ocēlis
Locative	Ocēlī Ocēle

References edit

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

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