Nicias

See also: nicias and ñicias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκῐ́ᾱς (Nīkíās).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈniː.ki.aːs/, [ˈniːkiäːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.t͡ʃi.as/, [ˈniːt͡ʃiäs]

Proper noun

Nīciās m sg (genitive Nīciae); first declension

  1. A celebrated Athenian general and statesman

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Nīciās
Genitive Nīciae
Dative Nīciae
Accusative Nīciān
Ablative Nīciā
Vocative Nīciā

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