Cilicia
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Cilicia (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.
English
Etymology
From Latin Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈlɪsɪə/, /sɪˈlɪʃə/
Proper noun
Cilicia
- (historical) An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor, famed for cilice — haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats
Derived terms
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Translations
ancient region
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kiˈli.ki.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈli.t͡ʃi.a/,
Proper noun
Cilicia f sg (genitive Ciliciae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cilicia |
| genitive | Ciliciae |
| dative | Ciliciae |
| accusative | Ciliciam |
| ablative | Ciliciā |
| vocative | Cilicia |
| locative | Ciliciae |
Descendants
- Translingual: Cilicia
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈliθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈlisja/
- Rhymes: -iθja
- Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: Ci‧li‧cia
Proper noun
Cilicia f
- Cilicia (ancient region)