Nicomedia
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English
Etymology
From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-ia, “ia: forming place names”).
Proper noun
Nicomedia
- (historical) Former name of Izmit, a city in Turkey; ancient capital of Bithynia.
Translations
Ancient Izmit — see also Izmit
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκομήδειᾰ (Nīkomḗdeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niː.ko.meːˈdiː.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ko.meˈdi.a/,
Proper noun
Nīcomēdīa f sg (genitive Nīcomēdīae); first declension
- Nicomedia (capital city of Bithynia)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīcomēdīa |
| Genitive | Nīcomēdīae |
| Dative | Nīcomēdīae |
| Accusative | Nīcomēdīam |
| Ablative | Nīcomēdīā |
| Vocative | Nīcomēdīa |
| Locative | Nīcomēdīae |
Derived terms
- Nīcomēdēnsēs m pl
Descendants
- English: Nicomedia
References
- “Nīcŏmēdīa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nīcŏmēdīa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,028/3.
Spanish
Proper noun
Nicomedia f