Cyzicus

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cyzicus

  1. An ancient Greek town of Mysia in Anatolia, in modern Balıkesir Province, Turkey.

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Cȳzicos
  • Cȳzicum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkyːz.zi.kus/, [ˈkyːz̪d̪͡z̪ɪkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus/, [ˈt͡ʃid̪ː͡z̪ikus]

Proper noun

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension

  1. Cyzicus (an ancient Greek town of Mysia in Anatolia, in modern Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cȳzicus
Genitive Cȳzicī
Dative Cȳzicō
Accusative Cȳzicum
Ablative Cȳzicō
Vocative Cȳzice
Locative Cȳzicī

Descendants
  • Italian: Cizico

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
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