Zetis
See also: zetis
Latin
Alternative forms
- Zethis (manuscript variant)
Etymology
Uncertain. W. W. Tarn suggested that the term is a nickname originating as syncope of Ancient Greek ζήτησις (zḗtēsis, “search”), perhaps referring to the expedition of Nearchus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈze.tis/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛt̪ɪs̠]
Proper noun
Zetis f sg (genitive Zetis); third declension
- A town mentioned by Pliny in Carmania, modern Iran, perhaps present-day Hormuz or Faryab, earlier Gulashkird
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.27.107:
- oppida Carmaniae Zetis et Alexandria.
- the towns of Carmania are Zetis and Alexandria.
- oppida Carmaniae Zetis et Alexandria.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zetis |
| Genitive | Zetis |
| Dative | Zetī |
| Accusative | Zetem |
| Ablative | Zete |
| Vocative | Zetis |
| Locative | Zetī Zete |
References
- Zetis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Cohen, Getzel M. (2013), “Zetis”, in The Hellenistic Settlements to the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 200
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