LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Daulis

Daulis f sg (genitive Daulidis)
Classical[ˈdau̯.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaːu̯.lis]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA city of Phocis, celebrated as the scene of the fable of Tereus, Progne and Philomela

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDaulis—
genitiveDaulidis—
dativeDaulidī—
accusativeDaulida—
ablativeDaulide—
vocativeDaulis
Dauli		—
locativeDaulidī
Daulide		—

Daulis, ĭdis, f., Δαυλίς,
I. a city of Phocis, situated on an eminence, and celebrated as the scene of the fable of Tereus, Progne, and Philomela, Liv. 32, 18; Stat. Theb. 7, 344.—
II. A district in Phocis, on the frontier of Doris, = Drymaea, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8.—Hence,
A. Daulĭas, ădis, f., adj., Daulian: ales, i. e. Progne, Ov. H. 15, 154; and absol., Daulias, Catull. 65, 14: Dauliades puellae, i. e. Progne and Philomela, Verg. Cir. 199.—
B. Daulis, ĭdis, adj., Daulian: parens sororque, Sen. Thyest. 275: Daulida rura, Ov. M. 5, 276 (where Daulia is a false reading).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυλίς (Daulís).

Quick answers

What does Daulis mean in Latin?
Daulis, a proper noun, means “A city of Phocis, celebrated as the scene of the fable of Tereus, Progne and Philomela”.
What is the genitive of Daulis?
The genitive singular is Daulidis. Daulis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Daulis?
In classical Latin, [ˈdau̯.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdaːu̯.lis].