LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Hēliopolis

Hēliopolis f sg (genitive Hēliopolis or Hēliopoleos or Hēliopolios)
Classical[heː.liˈɔ.pɔ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[e.liˈɔː.po.lis]

Meaning

  1. Heliopolis (an ancient city in Lower Egypt, near modern Cairo, Egypt)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHēliopolis—
genitiveHēliopolis
Hēliopoleos, Hēliopolios		—
dativeHēliopolī—
accusativeHēliopolim
Hēliopolin		—
ablativeHēliopolī—
vocativeHēliopolis
Hēliopolī		—
locativeHēliopolī—

Hēlĭŏpŏlis, is, f., = Ἡλιόπολις.
I. A city of Lower Egypt, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Macr. S. 1, 23, 10.—
B. Derivv.
1. Hē-lĭŏpŏlītes, ae, adj., of or belonging to Heliopolis, Heliopolite: nomos, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 49: Zeus, an Assyrian designation of Sol, acc. to Macr. S. 1, 23; cf. in the foll.—Subst.: Hēlĭŏpŏlītae, ārum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Heliopolis, Heliopolites, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 197.—
2. Hēlĭŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Heliopolis, Heliopolitan: civitas, Amm. 17, 4: JVPPITER, Inscr. Orell. 1234; 1246.—Subst.: Hēlĭŏ-pŏlītāni, ōrum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Heliopolis, Heliopolitans, Inscr. ap. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 542.—
II. A city of Cœlesyria, at the foot of Libanus, now Baalbek, Plin. 5, 22, 18, § 80; Tac. A. 6, 28.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡλιούπολις (Hēlioúpolis, “city of the sun”).

Quick answers

What does Hēliopolis mean in Latin?
Hēliopolis, a proper noun, means “Heliopolis (an ancient city in Lower Egypt, near modern Cairo, Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of Hēliopolis?
The genitive singular is Hēliopolis. Hēliopolis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Hēliopolis?
In classical Latin, [heː.liˈɔ.pɔ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.liˈɔː.po.lis].