proper noun · femininethird declension
Nīcopolis
Nīcopolis f sg (genitive Nīcopolis or Nīcopolios)
Meaning
- the capital of Epirus Vetus in the Roman Empire, now Preveza (a city in Greece)
- historicalEmmaus (a former city in the West Bank, Palestine)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nīcopolis | — |
| genitive | Nīcopolis Nīcopolios | — |
| dative | Nīcopolī | — |
| accusative | Nīcopolim Nīcopolin | — |
| ablative | Nīcopolī | — |
| vocative | Nīcopolis Nīcopolī | — |
| locative | Nīcopolī | — |
Nīcŏpŏlis, is, f., = Νικόπολις,
I. the name of several cities, among them a city of Epirus, founded by Augustus to commemorate the battle of Actium, now Prevesa Vecchia, or Paleo-prevesa, Tac. A. 2, 53; Suet. Aug. 18.—Also a city in Lesser Armenia, built by Pompey, Auct. B. Alex. 36.
Origins
- Ancient Greek νῑ́κη(nī́kē)
- Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
- Ancient Greek πόλις(pólis)
- LatinNīcopolis
Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis)bor. Latin Nīcopolis Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis, “city of victory”).
Descendants
- EnglishNicopolis
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyNicopolisNicopolis, III. In Europe. 1. A city of Epeirus, erected by Augustus, in commemoration of the victory of Actium, B.C. 31. It was situated near the ent…GeographyNicopolisNicopolis (Νικόπολις: Eth. Νικοπολίτης), i. e. the City of Victory. I. In Asia. 1. A town of Bithynia, on the coast of the Bosporus, a few miles north…GeographyNicopolisNicopolis, II. In Africa. A town in Aegypt, founded by Augustus Caesar, in B.C. 24, on the field where he defeated, for the last time, M. Antonius, an…