LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Onūphis

Onūphis f sg (genitive Onūphis)
Classical[ɔˈnuː.pʰɪs]Ecclesiastical[oˈnuː.fis]

Meaning

  1. A town of Lower Egypt situated on the delta of the Nile

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOnūphis—
genitiveOnūphis—
dativeOnūphī—
accusativeOnūphem—
ablativeOnūphe—
vocativeOnūphis—
locativeOnūphī
Onūphe		—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ὄνουφις (Ónouphis).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOnuphisOnuphis (Ὄνουφις, Hdt. 2.166; Steph. B. sub voce Ptol. 4.5.51; Plin. Nat. 5.9. s. 9: Eth. Ὀνουφίτης), was the chief town of the Nomos Onuphites, in th…

Quick answers

What does Onūphis mean in Latin?
Onūphis, a proper noun, means “A town of Lower Egypt situated on the delta of the Nile”.
What is the genitive of Onūphis?
The genitive singular is Onūphis. Onūphis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Onūphis?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈnuː.pʰɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈnuː.fis].