Sicyon

English

Proper noun

Sicyon

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

Alternative forms

• Sikyon

Derived terms

• Sicyonian
• Sicyonic

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικυών (Sikuṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ky.oːn/, [ˈs̠ɪkyoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃi.on/, [ˈsiːt͡ʃion]

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.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sicyōn
Genitive	Sicyōnis
Dative	Sicyōnī
Accusative	Sicyōnem
Ablative	Sicyōne
Vocative	Sicyōn
Locative	Sicyōnī Sicyōne

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