proper noun · neutersecond declension
Omphalium
Omphalium n sg (genitive Omphaliī or Omphalī)
Classical[ɔmˈpʰa.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[omˈfaː.li.um]
Meaning
- neutersingularone of the inland cities of the Chaones in Epirus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Omphalium | — |
| genitive | Omphaliī Omphalī | — |
| dative | Omphaliō | — |
| accusative | Omphalium | — |
| ablative | Omphaliō | — |
| vocative | Omphalium | — |
| locative | Omphaliī | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀμφάλιον (Omphálion).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyOmphaliumOmphalium (Ὀμφάλιον), a plain in Crete, so named from the legend of the birth of the babe Zeus from Rhea. The scene of the incident is laid near Thena…GeographyOmphaliumOmphalium (Ὀμφάλιον), one of the inland cities of the Chaones in Epeirus. (Ptol. 3.14.7.) Stephanus B. (s. v.) erroneously calls it a city of Thessaly…