Cynopolis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυνόπολις (Kunópolis).

Proper noun

Cynopolis f sg (genitive Cynopolis); third declension

1. A city of Upper Egypt on the Nile and home to the cult of Anubis

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cynopolis
Genitive	Cynopolis
Dative	Cynopolī
Accusative	Cynopolim Cynopolin
Ablative	Cynopolī
Vocative	Cynopolis Cynopolī
Locative	Cynopolī

Related terms

• Cynopolītēs

References

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