Ithaca
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪθəkə/
Proper noun
Ithaca
- An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
- A community in Georgia, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.
- A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations
island
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪ.tʰa.ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.t̪a.ka]
Proper noun
Ithaca f sg (genitive Ithacae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Ithaca |
genitive | Ithacae |
dative | Ithacae |
accusative | Ithacam |
ablative | Ithacā |
vocative | Ithaca |
Related terms
- Ithacensis
- Ithacēsius
- Ithacus
References
- “Ithaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ithaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ithaca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly