Sardis
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Sardīs, from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (šfard). As Welsh, American, and Canadian towns, named for the ancient Lydian city chiefly in honor of its role in early Christianity. Doublet of Sart.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːdɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑɹdɪs/
Proper noun edit
Sardis
- (historical) Former name of Sart, a town in Manisa, Turkey, The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, in western Asia Minor.
- A neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Berlin.
- An unincorporated community in Saline County, Arkansas; suburb of Little Rock.
- A small city in Burke County, Georgia, United States; suburb of Augusta.
- A tiny home rule city in Mason County and Robertson County, Kentucky.
- A town in Mississippi, United States and one of the two county seats of Panola County.
- A census-designated place in Lee Township, Monroe County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
- A locality within the municipality of Murrsyville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Henderson County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
- A small village in the community and parish of Burton, in south Pembrokeshire, Wales.
- A small village in the community of Saundersfoot, in southeast Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Translations edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsar.diːs/, [ˈs̠ärd̪iːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsar.dis/, [ˈsärd̪is]
Proper noun edit
Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium); third declension
- Sardis (the ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Sardīs |
Genitive | Sardium |
Dative | Sardibus |
Accusative | Sardīs |
Ablative | Sardibus |
Vocative | Sardīs |
Locative | Sardibus |
References edit
- “Sardis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sardis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.