LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Pentapolis

Pentapolis f sg (genitive Pentapolis or Pentapoleos or Pentapolios)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe name of several pentapolises (associations of five cities) in the Hellenistic world, especially the one in Cyrenaica.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePentapolis—
genitivePentapolis
Pentapoleos, Pentapolios		—
dativePentapolī—
accusativePentapolim
Pentapolin		—
ablativePentapolī—
vocativePentapolis
Pentapolī		—
locativePentapolī—

Pentăpŏlis, is, f., = Πεντάπολις.
I. A district of five towns on the Dead Sea, Sol. 35; Vulg. Sap. 10, 6.—
II. A district of Cyrene, on the Libyan Sea, Sex. Ruf. Brev. 13; Sen. Verg. A. 4, 42.—Hence, Pentă-pŏlĭtānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pentapolis, i. e. to Cyrene, Cyrenaic: regio, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πεντάπολις (Pentápolis).

Quick answers

What does Pentapolis mean in Latin?
Pentapolis, a proper noun, means “The name of several pentapolises (associations of five cities) in the Hellenistic world, especially the one in Cyrenaica.”.
What is the genitive of Pentapolis?
The genitive singular is Pentapolis. Pentapolis is feminine, third declension.