Cyzicus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cȳzicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζῐκος (Kū́zĭkos).

Proper noun

Cyzicus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyzicidae – certain clam shrimp.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Arabic: قِيزِيق (qīzīq)

References

Cyzicus (crustacean) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Cyzicus (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Alternative forms

Kyzikos

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cyzicus

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

Translations

Translations

French: Cyzique (fr)
German: Kyzikos
Greek: Κύζικος (el) (Kýzikos)
Ancient Greek: Κύζικος (Kúzikos)
Italian: Cizico
Latin: Cyzicus
Spanish: Cícico
Turkish: Kizikos
Ottoman Turkish: آیدینجق (Aydıncıḳ)

Latin

Alternative forms

Cȳzicos
Cȳzicum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῡ́ζικος (Kū́zikos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkyːz.zɪ.kʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃid.d͡zi.kus]

Proper noun

Cȳzicus f sg (genitive Cȳzicī); second declension

(historical) Cyzicus (an ancient town in Turkey)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cȳzicus
genitive	Cȳzicī
dative	Cȳzicō
accusative	Cȳzicum
ablative	Cȳzicō
vocative	Cȳzice
locative	Cȳzicī

Descendants

English: Cyzicus
French: Cyzique
Italian: Cizico
Spanish: Cícico
→ Translingual: Cyzicus

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.