Cyzicus

English

Alternative forms

Kyzikos

Etymology

From Latin Cȳzicus, from Ancient Greek Κύζικος (Kúzikos).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪzɪkəs/

Proper noun

Cyzicus

(historical) A former city in Balikesir Province, Turkey, formerly part of the ancient region of Mysia.

Translations

Translations

French: Cyzique (fr)
German: Kyzikos
Greek:
Ancient: Κύζικος (Kúzikos)

Modern: Κύζικος (el) (Kýzikos)
Italian: Cizico
Latin: Cyzicus
Ottoman Turkish: آیدینجق (Aydıncıḳ)
Spanish: Cícico
Turkish: Kizikos

Latin

Alternative forms

Cȳzicos
Cȳzicum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyːz.zi.kus/, [ˈkyːz̪d̪͡z̪ɪkʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus/, [ˈt͡ʃid̪ː͡z̪ikus]

Proper noun

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension

(historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cȳzicus
Genitive	Cȳzicī
Dative	Cȳzicō
Accusative	Cȳzicum
Ablative	Cȳzicō
Vocative	Cȳzice
Locative	Cȳzicī

Descendants

English: Cyzicus
French: Cyzique
Italian: Cizico
Spanish: Cícico

References

“Cȳzĭcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Cyzicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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