LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Thapsus

Thapsus f sg (genitive Thapsī)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThapsus (ancient city near Bekalta in modern Tunisia)
  2. femininesingularThapsos (ancient city near Priolo Gargallo in modern Sicily)
  3. femininesingularA small river of Numidia, now the Saf Saf

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeThapsus—
genitiveThapsī—
dativeThapsō—
accusativeThapsum
Thapson		—
ablativeThapsō—
vocativeThapse—
locativeThapsī—

Thapsus or -os, i, f., = Θάψος.
I. A peninsula and city in Sicily, now Magnisi, Ov. F. 4, 477; Verg. A. 3, 689; Sil. 14, 206.—
II. A city in Africa Propria, famed for Cæsar's victory over the partisans of Pompey, now Baltah, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 25; Liv. 33, 48; Auct. B. Afr. 28, 1; 44, 1; 46, 4; 79, 3; 80, 2.—Hence, Thapsĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thapsus, Auct. B. Afr. 97, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Θάψος (Thápsos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyThapsusThapsus (Θάψος, Ptol. 4.3.10), a maritime city of Byzacium, in Africa Propria. It lay on a salt lake, which, according to Shaw (Trav. p. 99), still ex…

Quick answers

What does Thapsus mean in Latin?
Thapsus, a proper noun, means “Thapsus (ancient city near Bekalta in modern Tunisia); Thapsos (ancient city near Priolo Gargallo in modern Sicily); A small river of Numidia, now the Saf Saf”.
What is the genitive of Thapsus?
The genitive singular is Thapsī. Thapsus is feminine, second declension.