Cyzicus

English

Alternative forms

• Kyzikos

Etymology

From Latin Cȳzicus, from Ancient Greek Κύζικος (Kúzikos).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪzɪkəs/

Proper noun

Cyzicus

1. (historical) A former city in Balikesir Province, Turkey, formerly part of the ancient region of Mysia.

Translations

Translations

• French: Cyzique (fr)
• German: Kyzikos
• Greek:

  Ancient: Κύζικος (Kúzikos)

  Modern: Κύζικος (el) (Kýzikos)

• Italian: Cizico
• Latin: Cyzicus
• Ottoman Turkish: آیدینجق (Aydıncıḳ)
• Spanish: Cícico
• Turkish: Kizikos

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cȳzicos
• Cȳzicum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkyːz.zi.kus/, [ˈkyːz̪d̪͡z̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus/, [ˈt͡ʃid̪ː͡z̪ikus]

Proper noun

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension

1. (historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cȳzicus
Genitive	Cȳzicī
Dative	Cȳzicō
Accusative	Cȳzicum
Ablative	Cȳzicō
Vocative	Cȳzice
Locative	Cȳzicī

Descendants

• English: Cyzicus
• French: Cyzique
• Italian: Cizico
• Spanish: Cícico

References

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