Κιλικία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κῐ́λῐξ (Kĭ́lĭx) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Compare Akkadian 𒆳𒄭𒋃𒆪 (Ḫilakku, Ḫilikku).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κῐλῐκῐ́ᾱ • (Kĭlĭkĭ́āf (genitive Κῐλῐκῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Cilicia (an ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Κῐλῐκῐαρχία (Kĭlĭkĭarkhía)
  • Κῐλῐκῐ́ζω (Kĭlĭkĭ́zō)
  • Κῐλῐκῐ́ζομαι (Kĭlĭkĭ́zomai)
  • Κῐλῐ́κῐον (Kĭlĭ́kĭon)

Descendants

  • Greek: Κιλικία (Kilikía)
  • Latin: Cilicia
  • Russian: Килики́я (Kilikíja)
  • Turkish: Kilikya

References

Greek

Proper noun

Κιλικία • (Kilikíaf

  1. (historical) Cilicia (an ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats)

Declension

Declension of Κιλικία
singular
nominative Κιλικία (Kilikía)
genitive Κιλικίας (Kilikías)
accusative Κιλικία (Kilikía)
vocative Κιλικία (Kilikía)