Cilicia

See also: cilicia and Cilícia

English

Etymology

From Latin Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cilicia

  1. (historical) An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor, famed for cilicehaircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Cilicia (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cilicia f sg (genitive Ciliciae); first declension

  1. Cilicia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cilicia
Genitive Ciliciae
Dative Ciliciae
Accusative Ciliciam
Ablative Ciliciā
Vocative Cilicia
Locative Ciliciae

Descendants

References

  • Cilicia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cilicia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Cilicia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈliθja/ [θiˈli.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈlisja/ [siˈli.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: Ci‧li‧cia

Proper noun

Cilicia f

  1. Cilicia (ancient region)
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