Nicias

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See also: nicias and ñicias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκῐ́ᾱς (Nīkíās).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.ki.aːs/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈni.t͡ʃi.as/,

Proper noun

Nīciās m sg (genitive Nīciae); first declension

A celebrated Athenian general and statesman

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nīciās
genitive	Nīciae
dative	Nīciae
accusative	Nīciān
ablative	Nīciā
vocative	Nīciā

References

“Nicias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Nicias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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