LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Philippopolis

Philippopolis f sg (genitive Philippopolis)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA city of Thrace, now Plovdiv; historical capital of the Roman province of Thracia.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhilippopolis—
genitivePhilippopolis—
dativePhilippopolī—
accusativePhilippopolim
Philippopolin		—
ablativePhilippopolī—
vocativePhilippopolis
Philippopolī		—
locativePhilippopolī—

Phĭlippŏpŏlis, ĕos (acc. -in or -im; abl. -i), f., = Φιλιππόπολις.
I. A city of Thrace on the Hebrus, now Philippopoli, Liv. 39, 53, 13 sq.; Tac. A. 3, 38; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 41; Amm. 26, 10, 4; 6.—
II. A city of Palestine, perh. the ruins of Ghereyah, Aur. Vict. Caes. 28, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Φιλιππούπολις (Philippoúpolis).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPhilippopolisPhilippopolis 1. (Φιλιππόπολις, Ptol. 3.11.12; Plb. 5.100; Steph. B. sub voce a town of Thrace, founded by Philip of Macedon, on the site of a previou…

Quick answers

What does Philippopolis mean in Latin?
Philippopolis, a proper noun, means “A city of Thrace, now Plovdiv; historical capital of the Roman province of Thracia.”.
What is the genitive of Philippopolis?
The genitive singular is Philippopolis. Philippopolis is feminine, third declension.