Lycia
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Lycia
Lycia (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.
English
Etymology
From Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ (Lukíā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lycia
- (historical) An ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.
Translations
ancient region
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈly.ki.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.t͡ʃi.a/,
Proper noun
Lycia f sg (genitive Lyciae); first declension
- Lycia (region in Asia Minor, first a country and then a Roman province)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
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| nominative | Lycia |
| genitive | Lyciae |
| dative | Lyciae |
| accusative | Lyciam |
| ablative | Lyciā |
| vocative | Lycia |
| locative | Lyciae |
References
- “Lycia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lycia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.