LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cibyra

Cibyra f sg (genitive Cibyrae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara town in Cilicia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCibyra—
genitiveCibyrae—
dativeCibyrae—
accusativeCibyram—
ablativeCibyrā—
vocativeCibyra—
locativeCibyrae—

Cĭbўra, ae, f., = Κιβυρα.
I. A town in Magna Phrygia, on the borders of Caria, abounding in manufactures, and the seat of a Roman tribunal, now Buruz, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 30; Liv. 38, 14 bis; and id. 38, 15, 1.—
B. Hence, Cĭbўrāta, ae, comm., = Κιβυράτης, of Cibyra: fratres quidam, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 30 sq.: pantherae, id. Att. 5, 21, 5.—Subst.: Cĭbўrātae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Cibyra, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 5; 8, 9, 3; Liv. 45, 25, 13 al.—
2. Cĭbўrātĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cibyra: forum, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 9: negotia, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33: jurisdictio, Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 105.—
II. A town in Pamphylia, now Ibura, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίβυρα (Kíbura).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Cibyra mean in Latin?
Cibyra, a proper noun, means “a town in Cilicia, mentioned by Pliny”.
What is the genitive of Cibyra?
The genitive singular is Cibyrae. Cibyra is feminine, first declension.