Tanis
English
Proper noun
Tanis
- plural of Tani
Anagrams
- Astin, Insta, Saint, Santi, Sinta, Tians, antis, insta-, saint, sat in, satin, stain, stian, tians, tisan
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τάνις (Tánis), itself from Egyptian
(ḏꜥnt).
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Proper noun
Tanis f sg (genitive Tanis); third declension
- A city of Lower Egypt situated on the delta of the Nile
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tanis |
| Genitive | Tanis |
| Dative | Tanī |
| Accusative | Tanem |
| Ablative | Tane |
| Vocative | Tanis |
| Locative | Tanī Tane |
Derived terms
- Tanītes
- Tanīticus
References
- Tanis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Tanis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly