Ombos

See also: ombos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄμβος (Ómbos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈom.bos/, [ˈɔmbɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈom.bos/, [ˈɔmbos]

Proper noun

Ombos f sg (genitive Ombī); second declension

1. A town of the Thebaid situated north of Syene

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ombos
Genitive	Ombī
Dative	Ombō
Accusative	Ombon
Ablative	Ombō
Vocative	Ombe
Locative	Ombī

Derived terms

• Ombītes

References

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