Ithaca

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ithaca

  1. An island in the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
    Coordinate terms: Cephalonia, Corfu, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxos, Zakynthos
  2. A community of Georgia, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
  4. A village in Nebraska.
  5. A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.
  6. A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
  7. A village in Ohio.
  8. A town in Wisconsin.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ithaca f sg (genitive Ithacae); first declension

  1. Ithaca

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Ithaca
genitive Ithacae
dative Ithacae
accusative Ithacam
ablative Ithacā
vocative Ithaca

References

  • “Ithaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ithaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Ithaca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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