proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Sicānī
Sicānī m pl (genitive Sicānōrum)
Classical[sɪˈkaː.niː]Ecclesiastical[siˈkaː.ni]
Meaning
- an ancient tribe of Sicily, which dwelt east of the Elymi and west of the Siculi
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Sicānī |
| genitive | — | Sicānōrum |
| dative | — | Sicānīs |
| accusative | — | Sicānōs |
| ablative | — | Sicānīs |
| vocative | — | Sicānī |
Sĭcāni, ōrum, m., = Σῖκα^νοί,
I. a very ancient people of Italy on the Tiber, a portion of whom afterwards migrated to Sicily, Verg. A. 5, 293; 7, 795; 11, 317; Sil. 14, 34. —Hence,
A. Sĭcānus (scanned Sīcănŭs, in analogy with the Greek, Sil. 10, 314; 14, 258:
Sīcānŭs, Aus. Griph. 46), a, um, adj., = Σικανός. * 1. Of or belonging to the Sicani, Sicanian:
gentes, i. q. Sicani, Verg. A. 8, 328.—More freq., 2. Poet., Siculian, Sicilian:
fluctus, Verg. E. 10, 4: portus, id. A. 5, 24: fines, id. ib. 11, 317: montes, Ov. H. 15, 57: Aetna, Hor. Epod. 17, 32: pubes, Sil. 10, 314: gens, id. 14, 258: medimna, Aus. Griph. 46.—B. Sīcănĭus, a, um, adj., = Σικάνιος, Sicanian; poet. for Siculian, Sicilian:
latus, Verg. A. 8, 416: harena, Ov. M. 15, 279: fretum, Val. Fl. 2, 29: urbes, Luc. 3, 59: populi, id. 3, 179: apes, Mart. 2, 46, 2; 11, 9, 8.—2. As subst.: Sī-cănĭa, ae, f., = Σικανία, the island of Sicily, Ov. M. 5, 464; 5, 495; 13, 724; cf.:
Sicilia, Sicania, a Thucydide dicta, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 86.—* C. Sīcănis, ĭdis, adj. f., Sicanian, for Siculian, Sicilian:
Aetna, Ov. Ib. 600.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικᾰνοί (Sikănoí), Σικανός (Sikanós). An Indo-European tribe of uncertain, possibly Ancient Ligurian affiliation, the Sicani's language is the earliest recorded stratum in Sicily. More at Sicani. Also compare Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós).