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proper noun · femininethird declension

Sīdōn

Sīdōn f sg (genitive Sīdōnis)
Classical[ˈsiː.doːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.don]

Meaning

  1. Sidon (a city-state in Levant in Phoenicia) (a Phoenician city in modern Lebanon)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSīdōn—
genitiveSīdōnis—
dativeSīdōnī—
accusativeSīdōnem—
ablativeSīdōne—
vocativeSīdōn—
locativeSīdōnī
Sīdōne		—

Sīdon, ō^nis (usu. ō, as in Greek; but in the derivatives
I. common. A later collat. form Sīdōnĭa, ae, Just. 11, 10, 8; cf.: Babylonia, Lacedaemonia, etc.), f, = Σιδών, ῶνος and όνος, Heb. and Phoen. a very ancient and celebrated Phœnician city, the mother-city of Tyre, now Saida, Mel. 1, 12, 2; Plin. 5, 19, 17, § 76; Just. 18, 3, 4; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Luc. 3, 217 al.; abl. Sidone, Lucr. 6, 585; Ov. M. 4, 571; cf. acc. Sīdōna Verg A. 1, 619; abl. Sīdŏne, Sil. 8 438 .—Hence,
A. Sīdŏ_nĭus, a, um, adj.
1. Of or belonging to Sidon, Sidonian: urbs, i. e. Sidon, Verg. A. 4, 545; cf. moenia, Ov. P. 1, 3, 77: amor, i. e. Jupiter's for Europa (of Sidon), Mart. 7, 32.—
2. Poet., Phœnician: raptus, i. e. of Europa, Stat. Th. 1, 5: rates, Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 2: hospes, i. e. Cadmus, id. M. 3, 129: Dido, Verg. A. 11, 74: nautae, Hor. Epod. 16, 59: murex, Tib. 3, 3, 18; cf. ostrum, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; so, vestis, Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 55: chlamys, Verg. A. 4, 137: palla, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 47. mitra, id. 2, 29 (3, 27), 15 et saep.—
3. Carthaginian: duces, Sil. 1, 10: miles, id. 17, 213: cuspis, id. 5, 474.—
4. Because Thebes, in Bœotia, was said to have been founded by Cadmus, Theban: Sidoniae comites, i. e. Ismenides, Ov. M. 4, 542: turres, Stat. Th. 7, 443.—Subst plur.: Sīdō^nĭi, ōrum, m., the Sidonians, Sall. J. 78, 1; and poet., Phœnicians, Ov. F. 3, 108.—*
B. Sīdōnĭ-cus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sidon, Sidonian, Sall. J. 78, 4.—
C. Sīdō^nis, ĭdis, adj. f., Sidonian; poet., Phœnician: tellus, i. e. Phœnicia, Ov. M. 2, 840: concha, i. e. purple, id. ib. 10, 267.—More freq. subst., a Sidonian or Phœnician woman; of Europa, Ov. A. A. 3, 252; id. F. 5, 610; 5, 617; Stat. Th. 9, 334.—Of Dido, Ov. M. 14, 80.—Of Anna, Ov. F. 3, 649; Sil. 8, 70: Sīdōnĭda, id. 8, 194.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).

Descendants
  • EnglishSidon
  • CatalanSidó
  • FrenchSidon
  • ItalianSidone
  • PortugueseSídon
  • RomanianSidon
  • SpanishSidón
  • LigurianSidón
  • LombardSidun
  • SicilianSiduni

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySidonSidon (Σιδών: Eth. Σιδώνιος, Eth. Σιδόνιος), a very ancient and important maritime city of Phoenicia, which, according to Josephus, derived its origin…

Quick answers

What does Sīdōn mean in Latin?
Sīdōn, a proper noun, means “Sidon (a city-state in Levant in Phoenicia) (a Phoenician city in modern Lebanon)”.
What is the genitive of Sīdōn?
The genitive singular is Sīdōnis. Sīdōn is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Sīdōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈsiː.doːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.don].