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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κερκινῖτις (Kerkinîtis).
Proper noun
Cercīnītis f sg (genitive Cercīnītidis); third declension
- A lake of Macedonia formed by the river Strymon
- Gharbi, the smallest of the Kerkennah islands
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Cercinitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cercinitis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly