Tyana

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύανα (Túana).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tyana n pl (genitive Tyanōrum); second declension

  1. a city in Cappadocia situated at the foot of Mount Taurus

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Tyana
genitive Tyanōrum
dative Tyanīs
accusative Tyana
ablative Tyanīs
vocative Tyana
locative Tyanīs

Derived terms

  • Tyanaeus

References

  • Tyana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Tyana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly