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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λύκτος (Lúktos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lyctus f sg (genitive Lyctī); second declension
- One of the most considerable cities in Crete
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Lyctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Lyctus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly