Nicomedia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-ia, “ia: forming place names”).
Proper noun edit
Nicomedia
- (historical) Former name of Izmit, a city in Turkey; ancient capital of Bithynia.
Translations edit
Ancient Izmit — see also Izmit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκομήδειᾰ (Nīkomḗdeia).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /niː.ko.meːˈdiː.a/, [niːkɔmeːˈd̪iːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ko.meˈdi.a/, [nikomeˈd̪iːä]
Proper noun edit
Nīcomēdīa f sg (genitive Nīcomēdīae); first declension
- Nicomedia (capital city of Bithynia)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīcomēdīa |
| Genitive | Nīcomēdīae |
| Dative | Nīcomēdīae |
| Accusative | Nīcomēdīam |
| Ablative | Nīcomēdīā |
| Vocative | Nīcomēdīa |
| Locative | Nīcomēdīae |
Derived terms edit
- Nīcomēdēnsēs m pl
Descendants edit
- English: Nicomedia
References edit
- “Nīcŏmēdīa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nīcŏmēdīa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,028/3.
Spanish edit
Proper noun edit
Nicomedia f