Sardis

English

Alternative forms

• Sardes

Etymology

From Latin Sardīs, from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (šfard). As Welsh, American, and Canadian towns, named for the ancient Lydian city chiefly in honor of its role in early Christianity. Doublet of Sart.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːdɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑɹdɪs/

Proper noun

Sardis

1. (historical) Former name of Sart, a town in Manisa, Turkey, The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, in western Asia Minor.
2. A neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
3. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Berlin.
4. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Arkansas; suburb of Little Rock.
5. A small city in Burke County, Georgia, United States; suburb of Augusta.
6. A tiny home rule city in Mason County and Robertson County, Kentucky.
7. A town in Mississippi, United States and one of the two county seats of Panola County.
8. A census-designated place in Lee Township, Monroe County, Ohio.
9. A ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
10. A locality within the municipality of Murrsyville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
11. A small town in Henderson County, Tennessee.
12. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
13. A small village in the community and parish of Burton, in south Pembrokeshire, Wales.
14. A small village in the community of Saundersfoot, in southeast Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Translations

ancient Sart, former capital of Lydia — see also Sart

• Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις (Sárdeis)
• Aramaic: 𐡎𐡐𐡓𐡃 (sprd)
• German: Sardes (de) n, Sardeis (de) n
• Latin: Sardīs f
• Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (šfard)
• Marathi: सार्डिस (sārḍis)
• Old Persian: 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 (Sparda)
• Persian: سارد (sârd), شارده (šârde)
• Russian: Сарды pl (Sardy)

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sardēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.diːs/, [ˈs̠ärd̪iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.dis/, [ˈsärd̪is]

Proper noun

Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium); third declension

1. Sardis (the ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

Declension

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

	plural
nominative	Sardīs
genitive	Sardium
dative	Sardibus
accusative	Sardīs
ablative	Sardibus
vocative	Sardīs
locative	Sardibus

Descendants

• → English: Sardis

References

• “Sardis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sardis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.