Cicones

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίκονες (Kíkones).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ko.neːs/, [ˈkɪkɔneːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ko.nes/, [ˈt͡ʃiːkones]

Proper noun

Ciconēs m pl (genitive Ciconum); third declension

A Thracian tribe which dwelt the territory between the rivers Hebrus and Lissus

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Ciconēs
Genitive	Ciconum
Dative	Ciconibus
Accusative	Ciconēs
Ablative	Ciconibus
Vocative	Ciconēs

References

“Cicones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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