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English
Etymology
From Latin Cȳzicus, from Ancient Greek Κύζικος (Kúzikos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cyzicus
- (historical) A former city in Balikesir Province, Turkey, formerly part of the ancient region of Mysia.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension
- (historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Descendants
References
- “Cȳzĭcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyzicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.