LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Sardīs

Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium)
Classical[ˈsar.diːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsar.dis]

Meaning

  1. Sardis (the ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Sardīs
genitive—Sardium
dative—Sardibus
accusative—Sardīs
ablative—Sardibus
vocative—Sardīs
locative—Sardibus

Sardīs (Sardes), ĭum (cf.:
I. hae Sardis, has Sardis, Prisc. p. 775 P.; Freund, Annott. ad Cic. Mil. p. 14), f., = Σάρδεις, Sardis (now Sart), the very ancient capital of Lydia, on the Pactolus, the residence of Crœsus; nom. Sardis, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 215; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2.—Gen. Sardium, Curt. 5, 1, 45.—Acc. Sardis, Just. 14, 1, 7; Cic. Sen. 17, 59; Nep. Milt. 4, 1; id. Ages. 3, 5; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 9; Curt. 3, 12, 6.—Dat. and abl. Sardibus, Liv. 33, 19, 10; 37, 18, 6; Ov. M. 11, 137; Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 100; Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 6.—Hence, Sardĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sardis, Sardian: balani, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 93: jurisdictio, id. 5, 29, 30, § 111.—In plur. subst.: Sardĭ-āni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Sardis, the Sardians, Cic. Fam. 13, 55, 1.

Origins

Lydian 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭 (sfar)der. Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis)bor. Latin Sardīs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Descendants
  • EnglishSardis

Quick answers

What does Sardīs mean in Latin?
Sardīs, a proper noun, means “Sardis (the ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Sardīs?
The genitive singular is Sardium. Sardīs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Sardīs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsar.diːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsar.dis].