Cilicia

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See also: cilicia and Cilícia

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cilicia

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

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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

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈliθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈlisja/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: Ci‧li‧cia

Proper noun

Cilicia f

  1. Cilicia (ancient region)
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