Cyzicus

English

Alternative forms

  • Kyzikos

Etymology

From Latin Cȳzicus, from Ancient Greek Κύζικος (Kúzikos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyzicus

  1. (historical) A former city in Balikesir Province, Turkey, formerly part of the ancient region of Mysia.

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Cȳzicos
  • Cȳzicum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension

  1. (historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Cȳzicus
genitive Cȳzicī
dative Cȳzicō
accusative Cȳzicum
ablative Cȳzicō
vocative Cȳzice
locative Cȳzicī

Descendants

  • English: Cyzicus
  • French: Cyzique
  • Italian: Cizico
  • Spanish: Cícico

References

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