LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Nīciās

Nīciās m sg (genitive Nīciae)
Classical[ˈniː.ki.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.t͡ʃi.as]

Meaning

  1. A celebrated Athenian general and statesman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNīciās—
genitiveNīciae—
dativeNīciae—
accusativeNīciān—
ablativeNīciā—
vocativeNīciā—

Nīcĭas, ae, m., = Νικίας.
I. A celebrated Athenian statesman and general, who fell in the expedition against Sicily, Nep. Alcib. 3, 1; Just. 4, 4, 3.—
II. Nicias Curtius, a grammarian, a companion of Cicero in Cilicia, Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1; id. Att. 7, 3, 10; 13, 28, 3; 14, 9, 3.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκῐ́ᾱς (Nīkĭ́ās).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyNiciasNicias. 3. One of the most celebrated of the Athenian generals engaged during the Peloponnesian war. He was the son of Niceratus, from whom he inherit…

Quick answers

What does Nīciās mean in Latin?
Nīciās, a proper noun, means “A celebrated Athenian general and statesman”.
What is the genitive of Nīciās?
The genitive singular is Nīciae. Nīciās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Nīciās?
In classical Latin, [ˈniː.ki.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈniː.t͡ʃi.as].