Thapsacus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θάψακος (Thápsakos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰap.sa.kus/, [ˈt̪ʰäps̠äkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtap.sa.kus/, [ˈt̪äpsäkus]

Proper noun

Thapsacus m sg (genitive Thapsacī); second declension

1. An important town on the right bank of the Euphrates

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thapsacus
Genitive	Thapsacī
Dative	Thapsacō
Accusative	Thapsacum
Ablative	Thapsacō
Vocative	Thapsace
Locative	Thapsacī

References

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