LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Tanis

Tanis f sg (genitive Tanis)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularTanis (a historical city in Egypt)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTanis—
genitiveTanis—
dativeTanī—
accusativeTanem—
ablativeTane—
vocativeTanis—
locativeTanī
Tane		—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Τάνις (Tánis), itself from Egyptian D:a-n:t*Z5-mw-N36:N23-niwt (ḏꜥnt).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTanisTanis (Τάνις, Hdt. 2.166; Strab. xvii. p.802; Ptol. 4.5.52; the ZOAN of the Hebrews, Numb. 13.23; the Coptic TANI or ATHENNIKS, and the modern San), w…

Quick answers

What does Tanis mean in Latin?
Tanis, a proper noun, means “Tanis (a historical city in Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of Tanis?
The genitive singular is Tanis. Tanis is feminine, third declension.