Νικαεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Νῑ́καιᾰ (Nī́kaiă) +‎ -εύς (-eús)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ni.kaˈefs/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ni.kaˈefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ni.kaˈefs/

Noun

Νικαεύς • (Nikaeús) m (genitive Νικαέως); third declension

1. (Byzantine, demonym) Nicaean (person from Nicaea)
   • p. 1071, Ἰωάννης Ξιφιλῖνος [Iōánnēs Xiphilînos], Ἐκ τῶν Δίωνος τοῦ Νικαέως Ρωμαϊκῶν ἱστοριῶν, ἀπὸ Πομπηΐου Μάγνου μέχρις Ἀλεξάνδρου τοῦ Μαμαίας, ἐπιτομή [Ek tôn Díōnos toû Nikaéōs Rōmaïkôn historiôn, apò Pompēḯou Mágnou mékhris Alexándrou toû Mamaías, epitomḗ], Lutetia: Robertus Stephanus, published 1551, page 3:

     Επιτομὴ τῆς Δίωνος τȣ͂ Νικαέως Ρωμαϊκῆς ἱϛορίας, ἣν συνέτεμεν Ιωάννης ὁ Ξιφίλινος, περιέχουσα μοναρχίας Καισάρων εἰκοσὶ πέντε, ἀπὸ Πομπηΐου Μάγνου μέχρις Αλεξάνδρου τȣ͂ Μαμαίας.

     Epitomḕ tês Díōnos toû Nikaéōs Rōmaïkês historías, hḕn sunétemen Iōánnēs ho Xiphílinos, periékhousa monarkhías Kaisárōn eikosì pénte, apò Pompēḯou Mágnou mékhris Alexándrou toû Mamaías.

     A summary of Dio the Nicaean’s Roman History, which John Xiphilinus abridged, comprising the reigns of twenty-five emperors, from Pompey the Great to Alexander the [son] of Mamaea.

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Νικαεύς; τοῦ Νικαέως (Byzantine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Νικαεύς ho Nikaeús	οἱ Νικαῆς / Νικαεῖς hoi Nikaês / Nikaeîs
Genitive	τοῦ Νικαέως toû Nikaéōs	τῶν Νικαέων tôn Nikaéōn
Dative	τῷ Νικαέῐ̈ / Νικαεῖ tôi Nikaéĭ̈ / Nikaeî	τοῖς Νικαεῦσῐ / Νικαεῦσῐν toîs Nikaeûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν Νικαέᾱ tòn Nikaéā	τοὺς Νικαέᾱς toùs Nikaéās
Vocative	Νικαεῦ Nikaeû	Νικαῆς / Νικαεῖς Nikaês / Nikaeîs
Notes:	The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.