Sapis

See also: sapis

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pis/, [ˈs̠äpɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pis/, [ˈsäːpis]

The river's course

Proper noun

Sapis m sg (genitive Sapis); third declension

1. A small river of Gallia Cisalpina flowing into the Adriatic Sea not far from Ravenna, now the Savio

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sapis
Genitive	Sapis
Dative	Sapī
Accusative	Sapem
Ablative	Sape
Vocative	Sapis

Descendants

• Italian: Savio

References

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