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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νῑκᾰ́ω (nīkáō, “win, conquer, be victorious”) + -τᾱς (-tās, suffix forming masculine agent nouns) = literally “(the) Winner, Conqueror, Victor”; compare Νῑκήτης (Nīkḗtēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niː.kɛ̌ː.taːs/ → /niˈci.tas/ → /niˈci.tas/
Proper noun
Νῑκήτᾱς • (Nīkḗtās) m (genitive Νῑκήτου); first declension
- a male given name
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