Phocis

See also: phocis

English

Alternative forms
  • Phokis

Proper noun

Phocis

  1. A periphery in southwest Central Greece and north northeast of the Peloponnese, which included Delphi; the capital is presently its largest city, Amphissa.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoː.kis/, [ˈpʰoː.kɪs]

Noun

Phōcis f sg (genitive Phōcidis); third declension

  1. (geography) a region of ancient Greece
Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Phōcis
Genitive Phōcidis
Dative Phōcidī
Accusative Phōcidem
Ablative Phōcide
Vocative Phōcis

Derived terms
  • Phōcensēs
  • Phōciī
  • Phōcaicus
  • Phōcēus

References
  • Phōcis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Phocis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Phocis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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