LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Tyana

Tyana n pl (genitive Tyanōrum)
Classical[ˈty.a.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡siː.a.na]

Meaning

  1. neuterplurala city in Cappadocia situated at the foot of Mount Taurus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Tyana
genitive—Tyanōrum
dative—Tyanīs
accusative—Tyana
ablative—Tyanīs
vocative—Tyana
locative—Tyanīs

Tўăna, ōrum, n., = Τύανα,
I. a city in Cappadocia, the birthplace of the philosopher Apollonius, now Kiz Hissar, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8; Amm. 23, 6, 19.—Hence, Tўă-nēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyana: incola, Ov. M. 8, 719.—Collat. form Tўănaeus, a, um (late Lat.), Amm. 21, 14, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύανα (Túana).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTyanaTyana (Τὰ Τύανα: Eth. Τυανεύς or Eth. Τυανίτης), also called Thyana or Thiana, and originally Thoana, from Thoas, a Thracian king, who was believed to…

Quick answers

What does Tyana mean in Latin?
Tyana, a proper noun, means “a city in Cappadocia situated at the foot of Mount Taurus”.
What is the genitive of Tyana?
The genitive singular is Tyanōrum. Tyana is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tyana?
In classical Latin, [ˈty.a.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡siː.a.na].