Νικίας
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + -ίας (-ías, “male name suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /niː.kí.aːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /niˈki.as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /niˈci.as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /niˈci.as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /niˈci.as/
Proper noun
Νῑκίᾱς • (Nīkíās) m (genitive Νικίου); first declension
- a male given name: Nicias
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018