Sicyon

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Proper noun

Sicyon

  1. An ancient city of Achaia situated near Corinthus, modern Greece.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικυών (Sikuṓn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sicyōn f sg (genitive Sicyōnis); third declension

  1. 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