Crocodilopolis

English

Proper noun

Crocodilopolis

  1. (historical) Former name of Fayum, a city in Egypt.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κροκοδειλόπολις (Krokodeilópolis).

Proper noun

Crocodīlopolis f sg (genitive Crocodīlopolis); third declension

  1. Fayum (a city in Egypt)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Crocodīlopolis
genitive Crocodīlopolis
dative Crocodīlopolī
accusative Crocodīlopolim
Crocodīlopolin
ablative Crocodīlopolī
vocative Crocodīlopolis
Crocodīlopolī
locative Crocodīlopolī

Synonyms

  • Crocodīlopolītēs

Descendants

  • English: Crocodilopolis
  • French: Crocodilopolis

References

  • Crocodilopolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Crocodilopolis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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