proper noun · femininethird declension
Aziris
Aziris f sg (genitive Aziris)
Meaning
- femininesingularA town of Marmarica situated near the borders with Cyrenaica
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aziris | — |
| genitive | Aziris | — |
| dative | Azirī | — |
| accusative | Azirem | — |
| ablative | Azire | — |
| vocative | Aziris | — |
| locative | Azirī Azire | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἄζιρις (Áziris).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAzirisAziris or AZIL1S (Ἄζιρις, Ἄζιλις, Herod., Steph. B. sub voce Callim.; Ἄξιρον, Charax, ap. Steph. B. sub voce Ἄξυλις or Ἄζυλις κώμη, Ptol. 2.5.2; Eth. …GeographyAzirisAziris (Ἀζιρίς, Ptol. 5.7.2), a town of Armenia Minor, which, if we identify with Arsingan, or Arzindjan, as Mannert (Geogr. vol. vi. pt. 2. p. 308) d…