English

Proper noun

Memphis

1. A city of ancient Egypt.
2. The largest city in the state of Tennessee
3. The name of several towns or cities in the US.

Related terms

• Memphitic, Memphitical

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέμφις ‎(Mémphis), from Egyptian mn nfr.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmem.pʰis/, [ˈmɛm.pʰɪs]

Proper noun

Memphis f ‎(genitive Memphis or Memphidos); third declension

1. Memphis (ancient city in Egypt)

Declension

Two declensional patterns are attested, but the Greek pattern was used almost exclusively postclassically.

References

• Memphis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Memphis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.