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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Cȳzicus

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī)
Classical[ˈkyːz.zɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus]

Meaning

  1. historicalCyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCȳzicus—
genitiveCȳzicī—
dativeCȳzicō—
accusativeCȳzicum—
ablativeCȳzicō—
vocativeCȳzice—
locativeCȳzicī—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Descendants
  • EnglishCyzicus
  • FrenchCyzique
  • ItalianCizico
  • SpanishCícico
  • TranslingualCyzicus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCyzicusCyzicus (ἡ Κύζικος: Eth. Κυζικηνός) and CYZICUM (Plin. Nat. 5.32; Mela, 1.19), a city on the Propontis in Mysia, on the neck of a peninsula as Mela sa…Biography & mythologyCyzicusCyzicus (Κύζικος), a son of Aeneus and Aenete, the daughter of Eusorus. (Apollon. 1.948; V. Fl. 3.3.) According to others, he was himself a son of Eus…

Quick answers

What does Cȳzicus mean in Latin?
Cȳzicus, a proper noun, means “Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Cȳzicus?
The genitive singular is Cȳzicī. Cȳzicus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Cȳzicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkyːz.zɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus].