proper noun · femininethird declension
Ptolemāis
Ptolemāis f sg (genitive Ptolemāidis)
Classical[ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[pto.leˈmaː.is]
Meaning
- Acre (a city in modern Israel)
- Faiyum (a city in modern Egypt)
- Ptolemaida (a city in modern Greece)
- Tolmeita (a city in modern Libya)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ptolemāis | — |
| genitive | Ptolemāidis | — |
| dative | Ptolemāidī | — |
| accusative | Ptolemāidem Ptolemāida | — |
| ablative | Ptolemāide | — |
| vocative | Ptolemāis | — |
| locative | Ptolemāidī Ptolemāide | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs).
Descendants
- FrenchPtolémaïs
- EnglishPtolemais
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPtolemaisPtolemais 1. (Πτολεμαΐς Ptol. 4.5.57), a small town of the Arsinoite nome in Middle Aegypt. It was situated between Heracleopolis Magna and Arsinoë, n…GeographyPtolemaisPtolemais (Πτολεμαΐς), a small town on the coast of Pamphylia, between the river Melas and the town of Coracesium, is mentioned only by Strabo (xiv. p…