Philippi

English

Etymology

From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/, /ˈfɪləˌpaɪ/

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Proper noun

Philippi

1. A surname.
2. An ancient town in Macedonia, Greece
3. A city, the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.

Translations

ancient town

• Afrikaans: Filippi
• Finnish: Filippoi
• French: Philippes (fr) m pl
• German: Philippi
• Greek: Φίλιπποι (el) m pl (Fílippoi)

  Ancient: Φίλιπποι m pl (Phílippoi)

• Italian: Filippi m pl
• Latin: Philippī (la) m pl
• Spanish: Filipos m pl
• Swedish: Filippi, Filippoi

See also

• Filippi

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰiˈlip.piː/, [pʰɪˈlʲɪpːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈlip.pi/, [fiˈlipːi]

Proper noun

Philippī m pl (genitive Philippōrum); second declension

1. Philippi (ancient city in Macedonia and site of a famous battle)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Philippī
Genitive	Philippōrum
Dative	Philippīs
Accusative	Philippōs
Ablative	Philippīs
Vocative	Philippī
Locative	Philippīs

References

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