Onuphis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὄνουφις (Ónouphis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈnuː.pʰis/, [ɔˈnuːpʰɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈnu.fis/, [oˈnuːfis]

Proper noun

Onūphis f sg (genitive Onūphis); third declension

1. A town of Lower Egypt situated on the delta of the Nile

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Onūphis
genitive	Onūphis
dative	Onūphī
accusative	Onūphem
ablative	Onūphe
vocative	Onūphis
locative	Onūphī Onūphe

Derived terms

• Onūphītēs

References

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