Leptis Magna
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Leptis Magna.
Proper noun
[edit]Leptis Magna
- (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.
| 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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- en:Historical settlements
- en:Places in Libya
- en:Cities in the Roman Empire
- Latin terms calqued from Ancient Greek
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- la:Historical settlements
- la:Places in Libya
- la:Cities in Libya