Phocis
See also: phocis
English
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editPhocis
- A regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, in modern Greece. Capital and largest city: Amphissa. It is located north northeast of the Peloponnese, which included Delphi.
Translations
edita periphery in the southwest Central Greece
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoː.kis/, [ˈpʰoːkɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfo.t͡ʃis/, [ˈfɔːt͡ʃis]
Proper noun
editPhōcis f sg (genitive Phōcidis); third declension
- An ancient region in Greece
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Phōcis |
Genitive | Phōcidis |
Dative | Phōcidī |
Accusative | Phōcidem |
Ablative | Phōcide |
Vocative | Phōcis |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “Phōcis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phocis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Phocis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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