Cius

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κίος (Kíos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈki.us/, [ˈkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.us/, [ˈt͡ʃiːus]

Proper noun

Cius m sg (genitive Ciī or Cī); second declension

1. A city of Bithynia on a gulf of Propontis
2. A river situated next to this city, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cius
Genitive	Ciī Cī1
Dative	Ciō
Accusative	Cium
Ablative	Ciō
Vocative	Cī
Locative	Ciī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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