Sardis

English

Alternative forms

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


Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

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
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