Silsilis

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.si.lis/, [ˈs̠ɪɫ̪s̠ɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.si.lis/, [ˈsilsilis]

Proper noun

Silsilis f sg (genitive Silsilis); third declension

1. A town of Egypt on the right bank of the Nile, situated between Apollinopolis and Ombos

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Silsilis
genitive	Silsilis
dative	Silsilī
accusative	Silsilem
ablative	Silsile
vocative	Silsilis
locative	Silsilī Silsile

References

• “Silsilis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly