Mazaca

See also: mazaca

English

Alternative forms

• Mazaka

Etymology

From Latin Mazaca, from the name of the tribe of Mushki. Compare Old Armenian Մաժաք (Mažakʻ).

Proper noun

Mazaca

1. (historical) The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey; modern Kayseri.

Synonyms

• (ancient city at Kayseri): Eusebia, Caesarea, Kaisariyah

Translations

ancient city of Asia Minor

• Ancient Greek: Μάζακα f (Mázaka)
• Armenian: Մաժաք (Mažakʻ)

  Old Armenian: Մաժաք (Mažakʻ)

• Latin: Mazaca f

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάζακα (Mázaka).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːz.za.ka/, [ˈmäːz̪d̪͡z̪äkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmad.d͡za.ka/, [ˈmäd̪ː͡z̪äkä]

Noun

Māzaca n pl (genitive Māzacōrum); second declension

1. Mazaca (the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey; modern Kayseri)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Māzaca
genitive	Māzacōrum
dative	Māzacīs
accusative	Māzaca
ablative	Māzacīs
vocative	Māzaca
locative	Māzacīs

References

• Mazaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Mazaca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly