LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Lyctus

Lyctus f sg (genitive Lyctī)
Classical[ˈlyk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlik.tus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularOne of the most considerable cities in Crete

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLyctus—
genitiveLyctī—
dativeLyctō—
accusativeLyctum—
ablativeLyctō—
vocativeLycte—
locativeLyctī—

Lyctus or -os, i, f., = Λύκτος,
I. a city of Crete, east of Gnossus, a colony of the Lacedæmonians, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59.—Hence, Lyctĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lyctus, Lyctian, Cretan: Lyctius Idomeneus, Verg. A. 3, 401: classis, i. e. the Cretan, Ov. M. 7, 490.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λύκτος (Lúktos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLyctusLyctus, LYTTUS (Λύκτος, Λύττος: Eth. Λύκτιος, Eth. Λύττιος Ptol. 3.17.10), one of the most considerable cities in Crete, which appears in the Homeric …

Quick answers

What does Lyctus mean in Latin?
Lyctus, a proper noun, means “One of the most considerable cities in Crete”.
What is the genitive of Lyctus?
The genitive singular is Lyctī. Lyctus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lyctus?
In classical Latin, [ˈlyk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlik.tus].