Citium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κίτιον (Kítion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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