Ophis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄφις (Óphis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈo.pʰis/, [ˈɔpʰɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.fis/, [ˈɔːfis]

Proper noun

Ophis m sg (genitive Ophis); third declension

1. A river of Pontus situated east of the Hyssus

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ophis
Genitive	Ophis
Dative	Ophī
Accusative	Ophem
Ablative	Ophe
Vocative	Ophis

References

• “Ophis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly