Cicones

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίκονες (Kíkones).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.ko.neːs/, [ˈkɪkɔneːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ko.nes/, [ˈt͡ʃiːkones]

Proper noun

Ciconēs m pl (genitive Ciconum); third declension

  1. A Thracian tribe which dwelt the territory between the rivers Hebrus and Lissus

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Ciconēs
Genitive Ciconum
Dative Ciconibus
Accusative Ciconēs
Ablative Ciconibus
Vocative Ciconēs

References
  • “Cicones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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