proper nounthird declension
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna f sg (genitive Leptis Magnae)
Meaning
- femininesingulara former city in Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Leptis Magna | — |
| genitive | Leptis Magnae | — |
| dative | Leptī Magnae | — |
| accusative | Leptem Magnam | — |
| ablative | Lepte Magnā | — |
| vocative | Leptis Magna | — |
| locative | Leptī Magnae Lepte Magnae | — |
Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek Λέπτις μεγάλη (Léptis megálē), from either Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒 (lpq) or Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉 (lpqy), hypothesized to derive from Proto-Semitic [Term?] (“construction”); compare Arabic لفقة (“to invent, fabricate, or assemble”).