Lycastus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λύκαστος (Lúkastos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lyˈkas.tus/, [lʲʏˈkäs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈkas.tus/, [liˈkäst̪us]

Proper noun

Lycastus f sg (genitive Lycastī); second declension

1. A town of Crete destroyed by Cnossus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lycastus
Genitive	Lycastī
Dative	Lycastō
Accusative	Lycastum
Ablative	Lycastō
Vocative	Lycaste
Locative	Lycastī

References

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