proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sinōpē
Sinōpē f sg (genitive Sinōpēs)
Meaning
- Sinop (city in Pontus, modern Turkey)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sinōpē | — |
| genitive | Sinōpēs | — |
| dative | Sinōpae | — |
| accusative | Sinōpēn | — |
| ablative | Sinōpē | — |
| vocative | Sinōpē | — |
| locative | Sinōpēs | — |
Sĭnōpē, ēs (or -a, ae; cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 87, p. 166), f., = Σινώπη.
I. A famous Greek colony in Paphlagonia, on the Euxine, the birthplace of Diogenes the Cynic and residence of Mithridates, now Sinoub, Mel. 1, 19, 9; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 87; id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 21; Tac. H. 4, 83 sq. al.:
Sinopae, Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53.—Hence, 1. Sĭnōpensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Sinope:
colonia, Dig. 50, 15, 1 fin.—Plur. subst.: Sĭnōpenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Sinope, Liv. 40, 2; Tac. H. 4, 83 fin.—2. Sĭnōpeus, a, um, adj., = Σινωπεύς, of Sinope, Plaut. Curc. 3, 72:
Cynicus, i. e. Diogenes, Ov. P. 1, 3, 67.— 4. Sĭnōpis, ĭdis, f. (sc. terra), a kind of red ochre found in Sinope, and used for coloring, Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 31; Vitr. 7, 7; Veg. 2, 16, 3 and 5.—
II. An earlier name for the town of Sinuessa, Liv. 10, 21, 8.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σινώπη (Sinṓpē), from Hittite.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySinopeSinope (Σινώπη: Eth. Σινωπεύς), the most important of all the Greek colonies on the coast of the Euxine, was situated on a peninsula on the coast of P…Biography & mythologySinopeSinope (Σινώπη), a daughter of Asopus by Metope, or of Ares by Aegiua or Parnassa. Apollo carried her off from Boeotia, and conveyed her to Paphlagoni…