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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Nīcaea

Nīcaea f sg (genitive Nīcaeae)
Classical[niːˈkae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[niˈt͡ʃɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. Iznik (a town in Turkey)
  2. Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France)
  3. Nikaia, Greece
  4. Nisa, Portugal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNīcaea—
genitiveNīcaeae—
dativeNīcaeae—
accusativeNīcaeam—
ablativeNīcaeā—
vocativeNīcaea—
locativeNīcaeae—

Nīcaea (Nīcēa, Plin. Ep. 10, 48), ae, f., = Νίκαια.
I. The name of several cities.
A. A city in Bithynia, on Lake Ascanius, formerly called Antigonia, the mod. Isnik or Nice, Cic. Planc. 34, 84; id. Att. 14, 1, 2; Cat. 46, 5; Plin. Ep. 10, 49, 1; Plin. 5, 22, 43, § 148.—
B. A city in Locris, near Thermopylæ, Liv. 28, 5, 18; 32, 32; 35.—
C. An Indian city on the Hydaspes, founded by Alexander the Great, Curt. 9, 3, 23; Just. 12, 8, 8.—
D. A city in Liguria, a colony of Marseilles, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 47.—
II. Derivv.
A. Nīcaeensis (Nīcensis, Plin. Ep. 10, 48), e, adj., Nicene, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 12.— As subst. plur., the inhabitants of Nicæa, in Bithynia, Cic. Fam. 13, 61 fin.—
B. Nī-caenus, a, um, adj., Nicene: Nicaena fides, the confession of faith established at the Council of Nice, Cod. Th. 1, 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek νῑ́κη(nī́kē)
  2. LatinNīcaea

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia)bor. Latin Nīcaea Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia).

Elsewhere
  • CatalanNicea
  • EnglishNicaea
  • GermanNicäa
  • GermanNizäa
  • OccitanNicèa
  • OccitanNiça
  • OccitanNissa
  • SpanishNicea
  • PiedmonteseNissa
  • PolishNicea
French
  • EnglishNicefrom unknown Nice
  • unknownNicée
  • Arabicنِيسfrom unknown Nice
  • Chinese尼斯from unknown Nice
  • Hindiनीसfrom unknown Nice
  • Iranian Persianنیسfrom unknown Nice
  • Japaneseニースfrom unknown Nice
  • Korean니스from unknown Nice
  • Ottoman Turkishنیسfrom unknown Nice
  • Thaiนิสfrom unknown Nice
Italian
  • GermanNizzafrom unknown Nizza
  • unknownNicea
  • FinnishNizzafrom unknown Nizza
  • RussianНиццаfrom unknown Nizza
  • UkrainianНіццаfrom unknown Nizza

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNicaeaNicaea, I. In Asia. 1. (Νικαία; Eth. Νικαιεύς or Νικαεύς: lshnik), one of the most important towns of Bithynia, of which Strabo (xii. p.565) even call…GeographyNicaeaNicaea, II. In Europe. 1. (Νίκαια: Eth. Νικαιεύς: Nizza, in French Nice), a city on the coast of Liguria, situated at the foot of the Maritime Alps, n…Biography & mythologyNicaeaNicaea (Νικαία). 1. Daughter of Antipater, was sent by her father to Asia to be married to Perdiccas, B. C. 323, at a time when the former still hoped…

Quick answers

What does Nīcaea mean in Latin?
Nīcaea, a proper noun, means “Iznik (a town in Turkey); Nice (a coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France); Nikaia, Greece”.
What is the genitive of Nīcaea?
The genitive singular is Nīcaeae. Nīcaea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Nīcaea?
In classical Latin, [niːˈkae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [niˈt͡ʃɛː.a].
Where does Nīcaea come from?
Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē) → Latin Nīcaea.