LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Phōcis

Phōcis f sg (genitive Phōcidis)
Classical[ˈpʰoː.kɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔː.t͡ʃis]

Meaning

  1. an ancient region of Greece

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhōcis—
genitivePhōcidis—
dativePhōcidī—
accusativePhōcidem—
ablativePhōcide—
vocativePhōcis—

phōcis, ĭdis, f.,
I. a kind of pear-tree on the isle of Chios, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 237.
Phōcis, ĭdis, f., = Φωκίς,
I. the country between Bœotia and Ætolia, in which were the mountains of Parnassus and Helicon, the Castalian spring, and the river Cephisus, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7; Liv. 28, 5, 16; Ov. M. 1, 313; Stat. Th. 1, 64.—
2. Transf., erroneously, in consequence of the similarity in the sound, for Phocœa: Phocide relictā, Graii, qui nunc Massiliam colunt, etc., Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 7, 8; Luc. 3, 340; 4, 256; Sid. Carm. 23, 13; Gell. 10, 16, 4.—Hence,
A. Phōcenses, ium, m., the Phocians, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 72; Just. 8, 1, 2; Sol. 2.—
B. Phōcēus, a, um, adj., Phocian: rura, Ov. M. 5, 276: Anetor, id. ib. 11, 348: juvenis, Pylades, son of King Strophius of Phocis, id. Tr. 1, 5, 21.—
C. Phōcĭi, ōrum m., the Phocians, Cic. Pis. 40, 96.—
D. Phōcăĭcus, a, um, adj., Phocian: tellus, Ov. M. 2, 569: laurus, i. e. from Parnassus, Luc. 5, 143.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).

Descendants
  • EnglishPhocis
  • FrenchPhocide
  • ItalianFocide

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPhocisPhocis (ἡ Φωκίς: Eth. Φωκεύς, Eth. Phocensis), a small country in central Greece, bounded on the N. by Doris, on the NE. and E. by the Locri Epicnemid…

Quick answers

What does Phōcis mean in Latin?
Phōcis, a proper noun, means “an ancient region of Greece”.
What is the genitive of Phōcis?
The genitive singular is Phōcidis. Phōcis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Phōcis?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰoː.kɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɔː.t͡ʃis].