proper noun · femininethird declension
Zetis
Zetis f sg (genitive Zetis)
Classical[ˈzɛ.tɪs]
Meaning
- femininesingularA town mentioned by Pliny in Carmania, modern Iran, perhaps present-day Hormuz or Faryab, earlier Gulashkird
oppida Carmaniae Zetis et Alexandria.
77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 6.27.107
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Zetis | — |
| genitive | Zetis | — |
| dative | Zetī | — |
| accusative | Zetem | — |
| ablative | Zete | — |
| vocative | Zetis | — |
| locative | Zetī Zete | — |
Origins
Uncertain. W. W. Tarn suggested that the term is a nickname originating as syncope of Ancient Greek ζήτησις (zḗtēsis, “search”), perhaps referring to the expedition of Nearchus.