Ptolemais
See also: Ptolémaïs
English
Proper noun
Ptolemais
- Former name of Ptolemaida.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pto.leˈmaː.is/, [ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.ɪs]
Proper noun
Ptolemāis f (genitive Ptolemāidis); third declension
- Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including:
- Acre (city in modern Israel)
- Faiyum (city in modern Egypt)
- Ptolemaida (city in modern Greece)
Declension
Third declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ptolemāis |
| Genitive | Ptolemāidis |
| Dative | Ptolemāidī |
| Accusative | Ptolemāidem Ptolemāida |
| Ablative | Ptolemāide |
| Vocative | Ptolemāis |
| Locative | Ptolemāide |