LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sicānia

Sicānia f sg (genitive Sicāniae)
Classical[sɪˈkaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[siˈkaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. Sicania (an ancient region of Sicily, in modern Italy)
  2. Sicily, Trinacria (an island south of and belonging to modern Italy)
    Sicaniam repetit, dumque omnia lustrat eundo, / venit et ad Cyanen.She returned to Sicily, and while crossing it from end to end, she came to Cyane.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 5.465–466
    Verum ante omnes claritate Sicilia, Sicania Thucydidi dicta, Trinacria pluribus aut Trinacia a triangula specie...But before all the islands of the Mediterranean in renown stands Sicily, called by Thucydides Sicania and by a good many authors Triuacria or Trinacia from its triangular shape...77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 3.14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSicānia—
genitiveSicāniae—
dativeSicāniae—
accusativeSicāniam—
ablativeSicāniā—
vocativeSicānia—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σῑ̆κᾰνῐ́ᾱ (Sī̆kănĭ́ā).

Quick answers

What does Sicānia mean in Latin?
Sicānia, a proper noun, means “Sicania (an ancient region of Sicily, in modern Italy); Sicily, Trinacria (an island south of and belonging to modern Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Sicānia?
The genitive singular is Sicāniae. Sicānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Sicānia?
In classical Latin, [sɪˈkaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈkaː.ni.a].