Ophis

== English == === Proper noun === Ophis (astronomy) Synonym of Serpens (“a constellation”). (historical) A town of ancient Pontus, now in Turkey. (historical) A river of ancient Anatolia. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄφις (Óphis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔ.pʰɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.fis] === Proper noun === Ophis m sg (genitive Ophis); third declension A river of Pontus situated east of the Hyssus ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only. === References === “Ophis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly