Sardis

Sardis

English

Alternative forms

• Sardes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sardīs, from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːdɪs/

Proper noun

Sardis

1. (historical) The ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor.
2. A city in Georgia in the United States.
3. A city in Kentucky.
4. A town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Panola County.
5. A census-designated place in Ohio.
6. A ghost town in Oklahoma.
7. A town in Tennessee.
8. A village in Wales.

Translations

ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor

Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις (Sárdeis) German: Sardes (de) n, Sardeis (de) n Latin: Sardīs f Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (sfard)

Old Persian: 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 (Sparda) Persian: سارد‎ (sârd), شارده‎ (šārde) Russian: Сарды pl (Sardy)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Sardēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.diːs/

Proper noun

Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium); third declension

1. Sardis (ancient city in Asia Minor, the capital of Lydia in modern Turkey)

Declension

Third declension i-stem, with locative.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Sardīs
Genitive	Sardium
Dative	Sardibus
Accusative	Sardīs
Ablative	Sardibus
Vocative	Sardīs
Locative	Sardibus

References

• Sardis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sardis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette