Hicetas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἱκέτας (Hikétas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhi.ke.taːs/, [ˈhɪkɛt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.t͡ʃe.tas/, [ˈiːt͡ʃet̪äs]

Proper noun

Hicetās m sg (genitive Hicetae); first declension

1. An astronomer of Syracusae

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hicetās
genitive	Hicetae
dative	Hicetae
accusative	Hicetān
ablative	Hicetā
vocative	Hicetā

References

• Hicetas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Hicetas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray