LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Coptos

Coptos f sg (genitive Coptī)
Classical[ˈkɔp.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔp.tos]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA town of the Thebaid on the eastern side of the Nile

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCoptos—
genitiveCoptī—
dativeCoptō—
accusativeCopton—
ablativeCoptō—
vocativeCopte—
locativeCoptī—

Coptŏs, i, f., = Κοπτός, Κοπτώ,
I. a trading town in the Thebaid, on the eastern side of the Nile, afterwards Justinianopolis, now Coft, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60; Juv. 15, 28; Amm. 22, 16, 2; Itin. Ant. p. 165, 6 al.—Hence,
A. Coptis, tĭdis, adj. f., = Κοπτίς, of Coptos, Plin. 36, 6, 9, § 52.—
B. Coptītēs, ae, adj. m., = Κοπτίτης, of Coptos: nomos, that of which Coptos was the capital, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 49.—
C. Coptītĭcus, a, um, adj., of Coptos, i. e. Egyptian: adyta, App. M. 2, p. 127, 11.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοπτός (Koptós).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCoptosCoptos (Κοπτός or Κοπτίς, Ptol. 4.5.73; Κοπτώ, Plut. de Is. et Osir. 100.14), in hieroglyphics Κοβτο, the modern Kouft or Keft, was the principal city…

Quick answers

What does Coptos mean in Latin?
Coptos, a proper noun, means “A town of the Thebaid on the eastern side of the Nile”.
What is the genitive of Coptos?
The genitive singular is Coptī. Coptos is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Coptos?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔp.tɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔp.tos].