Volubilis

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Volubilis

  1. A partly-excavated Berber and Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes and commonly considered the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Volubilis f sg (genitive Volubilis); third declension

  1. A city in Mauritania on the road from Tocolosida to Tingis

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular
Nominative Volubilis
Genitive Volubilis
Dative Volubilī
Accusative Volubilem
Ablative Volubile
Vocative Volubilis
Locative Volubilī
Volubile

References[edit]

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