Θάψος

See also: θάψος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Phoenician name, but of unknown meaning.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰáp.sos/ → /ˈθap.sos/ → /ˈθap.sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰáp.sos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰap.sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθap.sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθap.sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθap.sos/

Proper noun

Θᾰ́ψος • (Thápsos) f (genitive Θᾰ́ψου); second declension

1. Thapsus, Tunisia
2. Thapsos, Sicily

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Θᾰ́ψος; τῆς Θᾰ́ψου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θᾰ́ψος hē Thápsos
Genitive	τῆς Θᾰ́ψου tês Thápsou
Dative	τῇ Θᾰ́ψῳ têi Thápsōi
Accusative	τὴν Θᾰ́ψον tḕn Thápson
Vocative	Θᾰ́ψε Thápse
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• French: Thapsus
• Greek: Θάψος (Thápsos)
• Italian: Tapso
• Latin: Thapsus
• Sicilian: Thapsos

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
• Rawlinson, George (1889): History of Phoenicia