proper noun
Cȳzĭcum
Meaning
- a town celebrated in ancient times, in Mysia, on an island or peninsula of the same name in the Propontis
Cȳzĭcum, i, n. (access. form analog. to the Gr. Cȳzĭcus, i, f., Prop. 3 or 4, 22, 1; and Cȳzĭcŏs, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 29; Auct. Priap. 76, 13), = Κύζικος,
I. a town celebrated in ancient times, in Mysia, on an island or peninsula of the same name in the Propontis, now Chizico, Atraki, or Balkiz, Mel. 1, 19, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 142; Flor. 3, 5, 15; Sall. H. 3, 16 sqq.; and 4, 61, 14 Dietsch.—Hence,
II. Cȳzĭcēnus, a, um (cf. upon the formation of the word Varr. L. L. 8, § 81 Müll.), adj., of or belonging to Cyzicum:
triclinia, Vitr. 6, 10: ostrea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 62: marmor, id. 5, 32, 44, § 151.—In plur.: Cȳzĭ-cēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cyzicum. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20; Tac. A. 4, 36 al.