Nicasia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικασία (Nikasía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /niˈka.si.a/, [nɪˈkäs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈka.si.a/, [niˈkäːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Nicasia f sg (genitive Nicasiae); first declension

1. A small island of the Sporades

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nicasia
genitive	Nicasiae
dative	Nicasiae
accusative	Nicasiam
ablative	Nicasiā
vocative	Nicasia

References

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