LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lycia

Lycia f sg (genitive Lyciae)
Classical[ˈly.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularLycia (a historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)
  2. femininehistoricalsingularLycia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLycia—
genitiveLyciae—
dativeLyciae—
accusativeLyciam—
ablativeLyciā—
vocativeLycia—
locativeLyciae—

Lўcĭa (Lŭcĭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 73 Fleck.), ae, f., = Λυκία,
I. a country of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia, where was the volcano Chimæra, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 15, 1; 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 97: Chimaerifera Lycia, Ov. M. 6, 340; Stat. Th. 8, 200; Verg. A. 7, 721.—Hence,
II. Lўcĭus, a, um, adj., Lycian: sagittae, Verg. A. 8, 166: pharetra, id. ib. 7, 816: cornu, id. ib. 11, 773: sortes, the oracle of Apollo at Patara, in Lycia, id. ib. 4, 346: deus, i. e. Apollo, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 38. cf. Macr. S. 1, 17: catervae, i. e. the troops of Sarpedon, Hor. C. 1, 8, 16.—
B. Subst.
1. Lўcĭi, ōrum, m., the Lycians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 21; id. Div. 1, 15, 25; id. Att. 6, 5, 3 et saep.—
2. Lўcĭum, i, n., a kind of thorn, the juice and roots of which were used medicinally, Plin. 24, 14, 76, § 124 sq.; Cels. 5, 26, 30; 6, 7, 2; 8, 6; 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukía).

Quick answers

What does Lycia mean in Latin?
Lycia, a proper noun, means “Lycia (a historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey); Lycia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia)”.
What is the genitive of Lycia?
The genitive singular is Lyciae. Lycia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lycia?
In classical Latin, [ˈly.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.t͡ʃi.a].