Nicopolis
See also: Nicópolis
English
Etymology
From Latin Nīcopolis, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis).
Proper noun
Nicopolis
- The ancient capital of the province of Epirus Vetus of the Roman Empire, in modern Greece, just outside of Preveza.
French
Proper noun
Nicopolis f
- Nicopolis (ancient capital of the province of Epirus Vetus of the Roman Empire, in modern Greece)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis, “city of victory”).
Proper noun
Nīcopolis f sg (genitive Nīcopolis or Nīcopolios); third declension
- Any of various cities in the Roman world, especially:
- Nicopolis (ancient capital of the province of Epirus Vetus of the Roman Empire, in modern Greece)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, partially Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīcopolis |
| Genitive | Nīcopolis Nīcopolios |
| Dative | Nīcopolī |
| Accusative | Nīcopolim Nīcopolin |
| Ablative | Nīcopolī |
| Vocative | Nīcopolis Nīcopolī |
| Locative | Nīcopolī |
References
- “Nicopolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nicopolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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