Citium
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κίτιον (Kítion).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈki.ti.um/, [ˈkɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.t͡si.um/, [ˈt͡ʃit̪ː͡s̪ium]
Proper noun
[edit]Citium n sg (genitive Citiī or Citī); second declension
- A town of Cyprus on the southern coast of the island
- A town of Macedonia situated between Pella and Beroea
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Citium |
| genitive | Citiī Citī1 |
| dative | Citiō |
| accusative | Citium |
| ablative | Citiō |
| vocative | Citium |
| locative | Citiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Citium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Citium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Citium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly