proper noun · femininethird declension
Memphis
Memphis f sg (genitive Memphidos or Memphis)
Classical[ˈmɛm.pʰɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛm.fis]
Meaning
- femininesingularMemphis (an ancient city in Egypt)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Memphis | — |
| genitive | Memphidos Memphis | — |
| dative | Memphidī Memphī | — |
| accusative | Memphida Memphim, Memphin | — |
| ablative | Memphide Memphe | — |
| vocative | Memphis Memphi | — |
| locative | Memphidī Memphide, Memphī, Memphe | — |
Memphis, is and ĭdos, f., = Μεμφις,
I. a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34:
quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence, A. Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian:
Memphiten plangere bovem, i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—C. Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian (poet.):
terrā Memphitide, Juv. 15, 122: vacca, i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393: cymba, Luc. 4, 136. Origins
Egyptian [[mn-nfr|bor. Ancient Greek Μέμφις (Mémphis)bor. Latin Memphis Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέμφις (Mémphis), from Egyptian mn-nfr.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyMemphisMemphis (Μέμφις, Herod.2.99,114,136, 154; Plb. 5.61; Diod. 1.50, seq.; Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Μεμφίτης), the NOPH of the Old Testament (Isaiah, 19.1…Biography & mythologyMemphisMemphis (Μέμφις). 1. A daughter of Neilus and wife of Epaphus, by whom she became the mother of Libya. The town of Memphis in Egypt was said to have d…