Sardis

English

Alternative forms

• Sardes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sardīs, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːdɪs/

Proper noun

Sardis

1. (historical) The ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor.
2. A city in Georgia, United States.
3. A city in Kentucky.
4. A town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Panola County.
5. A census-designated place in Ohio.
6. A ghost town in Oklahoma.
7. A town in Tennessee.
8. A village in Wales.

Translations

ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor

• Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις (Sárdeis)
• German: Sardes (de) n, Sardeis (de) n
• Latin: Sardīs f
• Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (sfard)
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• Old Persian: 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 (Sparda)
• Persian: سارد (sârd), شارده (šārde)
• Russian: Сарды pl (Sardy)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Sardēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.diːs/, [ˈs̠ärd̪iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsar.dis/, [ˈsärd̪is]

Proper noun

Sardīs f pl (genitive Sardium); third declension

1. Sardis (ancient city in Asia Minor, the capital of Lydia in modern Turkey)

Declension

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

Case	Plural
Nominative	Sardīs
Genitive	Sardium
Dative	Sardibus
Accusative	Sardīs
Ablative	Sardibus
Vocative	Sardīs
Locative	Sardibus

References

• “Sardis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sardis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.