Ocelis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄκηλις (Ókēlis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈkeː.lis/, [ɔˈkeːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃe.lis/, [oˈt͡ʃɛːlis]

Proper noun

Ocēlis f sg (genitive Ocēlis); third declension

1. A port of Arabia situated a little to the north of the straits of the Red Sea

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Ocēlis
genitive	Ocēlis
dative	Ocēlī
accusative	Ocēlem
ablative	Ocēle
vocative	Ocēlis
locative	Ocēlī Ocēle

References

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