Xois

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξόϊς (Xóïs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkso.is/, [ˈks̠oɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkso.is/, [ˈksɔːis]

Proper noun

Xois f sg (genitive Xois); third declension

1. A town in Egypt situated nearly in the centre of the delta of the Nile

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Xois
genitive	Xois
dative	Xoī
accusative	Xoem
ablative	Xoe
vocative	Xois
locative	Xoī Xoe

Derived terms

• Xoītēs

References

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