LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective · feminine

Persis1

Persis f (feminine adjective, genitive Persidos or Persidis)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sis]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefemininepoeticPersian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersisPersides
genitivePersidos
Persidis		Persidum
dativePersidīPersidibus
accusativePersida
Persidem		Persidas
Persidēs
ablativePersidePersidibus
vocativePersis
Persi		Persides

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persĭ́s, “Persis”, also “a Persian woman”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine suffix).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPersisPersis (Περσίς, Aeschyl. Pers. 60; Hdt. 3.19; Plin. Nat. 6.23. s. 25; Amm. Marc. 23.6, &c.; ἡ Περσική, Hdt. 4.39: Eth. Πέρσης, Adj. Περσικός, Persa), …
noun · femininethird declension
Persis2
Persis f (genitive Persidos or Persidis)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininea Persian woman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersisPersides
genitivePersidos
Persidis		Persidum
dativePersidīPersidibus
accusativePersida
Persidem		Persidas
Persidēs
ablativePersidePersidibus
vocativePersis
Persi		Persides

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persĭ́s, “Persis”, also “a Persian woman”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine suffix).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPersisPersis (Περσίς, Aeschyl. Pers. 60; Hdt. 3.19; Plin. Nat. 6.23. s. 25; Amm. Marc. 23.6, &c.; ἡ Περσική, Hdt. 4.39: Eth. Πέρσης, Adj. Περσικός, Persa), …
proper noun · femininethird declension
Persis3
Persis f sg (genitive Persidos or Persidis)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularthe country of Persis, between Caramania, Media, and Susiana, now Fars or Farsistan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersis—
genitivePersidos
Persidis		—
dativePersidī—
accusativePersida
Persidem		—
ablativePerside—
vocativePersis
Persi		—

Persis, ĭdis, v. Persae, II. A.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσῐ́ς (Persĭ́s, “Persis”, also “a Persian woman”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine suffix).

Descendants
  • CatalanPèrsida
  • EnglishPersis
  • FrenchPerside
  • GermanPersis
  • ItalianPerside
  • SpanishPérsida
  • Old EnglishPersida
  • PolishPersyda

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPersisPersis (Περσίς, Aeschyl. Pers. 60; Hdt. 3.19; Plin. Nat. 6.23. s. 25; Amm. Marc. 23.6, &c.; ἡ Περσική, Hdt. 4.39: Eth. Πέρσης, Adj. Περσικός, Persa), …

Quick answers

What does Persis mean in Latin?
Persis, a adjective, means “Persian”.
How do you pronounce Persis?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.sis].