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English
Proper noun
Sicyon
- An ancient city of Achaia situated near Corinthus, modern Greece.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικυών (Sikuṓn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sicyōn f sg (genitive Sicyōnis); third declension
- Sicyon (an ancient city of Achaia situated near Corinthus, modern Greece; birthplace of Aratus)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Sicyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sicyon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sicyon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly