Xois

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Ξόϊς (Xóïs).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkso.is/, [ˈks̠oɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkso.is/, [ˈksɔːis]

Proper noun edit

Xois f sg (genitive Xois); third declension

A town in Egypt situated nearly in the centre of the delta of the Nile

Declension edit

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Xois
Genitive	Xois
Dative	Xoī
Accusative	Xoem
Ablative	Xoe
Vocative	Xois
Locative	Xoī Xoe

Derived terms edit

Xoītēs

References edit

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

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