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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κίος (Kíos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cius m sg (genitive Ciī or Cī); second declension
- A city of Bithynia on a gulf of Propontis
- A river situated next to this city, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Cius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly