Λέπτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒 (lpq).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lép.tis/ → /ˈlep.tis/ → /ˈlep.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lép.tis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlep.tis/

Proper noun

Λέπτῐς • (Léptĭs) f (genitive Λέπτεως); third declension

1. Leptis; Leptis Magna, Libya

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Λέπτῐς; τῆς Λέπτεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λέπτῐς hē Léptĭs
Genitive	τῆς Λέπτεως tês Lépteōs
Dative	τῇ Λέπτει têi Léptei
Accusative	τὴν Λέπτῐν tḕn Léptĭn
Vocative	Λέπτῐ Léptĭ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Leptis

Further reading

• Λέπτις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette