LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ithaca

Ithaca f sg (genitive Ithacae)
Classical[ˈɪ.tʰa.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.ta.ka]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularIthaca

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIthaca—
genitiveIthacae—
dativeIthacae—
accusativeIthacam—
ablativeIthacā—
vocativeIthaca—

Ĭthăca, ae (Ĭthăcē, ēs, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 41), f., = Ἰθάκη,
I. an island in the Ionian Sea, the kingdom of Ulysses, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54; Cic. Off. 3, 26, 27; id. Leg. 2, 1, 3; id. de Or. 1, 44, 196 al.: effugimus scopulos Ithacae, Laërtia regna, Verg. A. 3, 272.—
II. Derivv.
A. ĭthăcen-sis, e, adj., Ithacan: Ulixes, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 63.—
B. ĭthăcēsĭus, a, um, adj., Ithacan: sedes, i. e. Baiæ, said to have been named after the pilot of Ulysses, Sil. 8, 541. —
C. ĭthăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ithaca or Ulysses, Ithacan: me data pensa trahentem matribus ostendens Ithacis, Ov. M. 13, 512: Aeolios Ithacis inclusimus utribus Euros, id. Am. 3, 12, 29: puppis, id. P. 2, 7, 60. — Subst.: ĭthăcus, i, m., the Ithacan, i. e. Ulysses: hoc Ithacus velit, Verg. A. 2, 104; Ov. M. 13, 98; 103; Juv. 15, 26; 10, 257.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

Descendants
  • EnglishIthaca
  • FrenchIthaque
  • ItalianItaca
  • PortugueseÍtaca
  • SpanishÍtaca
  • SicilianÌtaca

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIthacaIthaca (Ἰθάκη: Eth. Ἰθακήσιος and Eth. Ἰθακός: Ithacensis and Ithacus: Thiáki, Θιάκη, vulgarly; but this is merely an alteration, by a simple metathes…

Quick answers

What does Ithaca mean in Latin?
Ithaca, a proper noun, means “Ithaca”.
What is the genitive of Ithaca?
The genitive singular is Ithacae. Ithaca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ithaca?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪ.tʰa.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.ta.ka].