Leptis Magna
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Leptis Magna.
Proper noun
[edit]- (historical) A former city in Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Ancient Greek Λέπτις μεγάλη (Léptis megálē), from either Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒 (lpq) or Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉 (lpqy), hypothesized to derive from Proto-Semitic [Term?] (“construction”); compare Arabic لفقة (“to invent, fabricate, or assemble”).
Proper noun
[edit]Leptis Magna f sg (genitive Leptis Magnae); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem) with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Leptis Magna |
| Genitive | Leptis Magnae |
| Dative | Leptī Magnae |
| Accusative | Leptem Magnam |
| Ablative | Lepte Magnā |
| Vocative | Leptis Magna |
| Locative | Leptī Magnae Lepte Magnae |
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- la:Cities in Libya