adjectivethird-declension feminine-only adjective (non-i-stem)
Memphītis
Memphītis (feminine Memphītis)
Classical[mɛmˈpʰiː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[memˈfiː.tis]
Meaning
- Memphite; of Memphis; Egyptian
Vīsite tūricremās vaccae Memphītidos ārās 1929 translation by J. H. Mozley, G. P. Goold
2 CE, Ovidius, Ars Amatoria 3.393Anne aliam terrā Memphītide siccā / invidiam facerent nōlentī surgere Nīlō?
Was there some other way of making the Nile feel ashamed for refusing to rise, if the land of Memphis were parched?c. 100 CE – c. 130 CE, Juvenalis, Saturae 15.122
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Memphītis | — |
| genitive | — | Memphītidis Memphītidos | — |
| dative | — | Memphītidī | — |
| accusative | — | Memphītidem Memphītida | — |
| ablative | — | Memphītide | — |
| vocative | — | Memphītis | — |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Memphītidēs | — |
| genitive | — | Memphītidum | — |
| dative | — | Memphītidibus | — |
| accusative | — | Memphītidēs Memphītidas | — |
| ablative | — | Memphītidibus | — |
| vocative | — | Memphītidēs | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Μεμφῑ́της (Memphī́tēs, “Memphite; of Memphis”) and the feminine adjective-forming suffix -ῐς, -ῐδος (-ĭs, -ĭdos). Ultimately from Μέμφις (Mémphis). Compare Nīlōtis f, from Νειλῶτις (Neilôtis), feminine of Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs).