LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Scēpsis

Scēpsis f sg (genitive Scēpsis)
Classical[ˈskeːp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈʃɛp.sis]

Meaning

  1. A town of Mysia on the river Aesepus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScēpsis—
genitiveScēpsis—
dativeScēpsī—
accusativeScēpsem—
ablativeScēpse—
vocativeScēpsis—
locativeScēpsī
Scēpse		—

Scēpsis, is, f., = Σκῆψις,
I. a town in Mysia, Plin. 5, 30, 32, § 122.—Hence, Scēp-sĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Scepsis: Metrodorus, of Scepsis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 59; Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 34; also called simply Scepsius, Ov. P. 4, 14, 38.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκῆψις (Skêpsis).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyScepsisScepsis (Σκῆψις: Eth. Σκήψιος), a town in the SE. of Mysia, on the river Aesepus, 150 stadia to the SE. of Alexandria Troas, and not far from Dicte, o…

Quick answers

What does Scēpsis mean in Latin?
Scēpsis, a proper noun, means “A town of Mysia on the river Aesepus”.
What is the genitive of Scēpsis?
The genitive singular is Scēpsis. Scēpsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Scēpsis?
In classical Latin, [ˈskeːp.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈʃɛp.sis].