"Zetis" meaning in Latin

See Zetis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈzɛ.tɪs] [Classical-Latin]
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. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{bor|la|grc|ζήτησις||search}} Ancient Greek ζήτησις (zḗtēsis, “search”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Zetis<3.loc>|g=f}} Zetis f sg (genitive Zetis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Zetis<3.loc>}} Forms: Zetis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zetis [nominative, singular], Zetis [genitive, singular], Zetī [dative, singular], Zetem [accusative, singular], Zete [ablative, singular], Zetis [singular, vocative], Zetī [locative, singular], Zete [locative, singular], Zethis [alternative]
  1. A town mentioned by Pliny in Carmania, modern Iran, perhaps present-day Hormuz or Faryab, earlier Gulashkird Wikipedia link: Nearchus, William Woodthorpe Tarn Tags: declension-3, feminine, singular Categories (place): Places in Iran, Towns in Iran

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