Volubilis

See also: volubilis

English

Proper noun

Volubilis

1. A partly-excavated Berber and Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes and commonly considered the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania.

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯oˈlu.bi.lis/, [u̯ɔˈɫ̪ʊbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /voˈlu.bi.lis/, [voˈluːbilis]

Proper noun

Volubilis f sg (genitive Volubilis); third declension

1. A city in Mauritania on the road from Tocolosida to Tingis

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Volubilis
Genitive	Volubilis
Dative	Volubilī
Accusative	Volubilem
Ablative	Volubile
Vocative	Volubilis
Locative	Volubilī Volubile

References

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