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proper noun · femininethird declension

Olisīpō

Olisīpō f sg or m sg (genitive Olisīpōnis)
Classical[ɔ.lɪˈsiː.poː]Ecclesiastical[o.liˈs̬iː.po]

Meaning

  1. Lisbon (a city in modern Portugal)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOlisīpō
Olyssipō		—
genitiveOlisīpōnis
Olisippōnis, Olysīpōnis, Olysippōnis, Olyssipōnis, Ulisippōnis, Ulysippōnis, Ulyssipōnis		—
dativeOlisīpōnī
Olisippōnī, Olysīpōnī, Olysippōnī, Olyssipōnī, Ulisippōnī, Ulysippōnī, Ulyssipōnī		—
accusativeOlisīpōnem
Olisippōnem, Olysīpōnem, Olysippōnem, Olyssipōnem, Ulisippōnem, Ulysippōnem, Ulyssipōnem		—
ablativeOlisīpōne
Olisippōne, Olysīpōne, Olysippōne, Olyssipōne, Ulisippōne, Ulysippōne, Ulyssipōne		—
vocativeOlisīpō
Olyssipō		—
locativeOlisīpōnī
Olisīpōne, Olisippōne, Olisippōnī, Olysīpōne, Olysīpōnī, Olysippōne, Olysippōnī, Olyssipōne, Olyssipōnī, Ulisippōne, Ulisippōnī, Ulysippōne, Ulysippōnī, Ulyssipōne, Ulyssipōnī		—

Ŏlĭsīpo and Ŏlўsippo (Ulys-), ōnis, m.,
I. a city of Lusitania, the modern Lisbon, Plin. 4, 22, 35, § 116; 8, 42, 67, § 166: Olysippo, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19: Ulysippo, Mela, 3, 1, 6.—Hence, ŏlĭsīpōnensis (Olys-), e, adj., of or belonging to Olisipo: promontorium, Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—Plur. subst.: ŏlĭsīpōnenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Olisipo, the Olisiponians, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 9.

Origins

Unknown origin, possibly from a Paleo-Hispanic (likely Tartessian) word for the Tagus, via Phoenician. Some spelling variants are due to the folk etymology connecting the name of the town with Ulixēs/Ulyssēs (“Odysseus”).

Descendants
  • PortugueseLisboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • CatalanLisboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • EnglishLisboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • SpanishLisboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLx.ªfrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLx.from Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLXfrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLxfrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLesboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona
  • PortugueseLixboafrom Vulgar Latin Olisipona

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOlisipoOlisipo (Ὀλιοσείπων, Ptol. 2.5.4), a city of Lusitania, on the right bank of the Tagus, and not far from its mouth. The name is variously written. Thu…

Quick answers

What does Olisīpō mean in Latin?
Olisīpō, a proper noun, means “Lisbon (a city in modern Portugal)”.
What is the genitive of Olisīpō?
The genitive singular is Olisīpōnis. Olisīpō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Olisīpō?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.lɪˈsiː.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.liˈs̬iː.po].