Prochyta

Latin

Alternative forms

• Prochytē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προχύτη (Prokhútē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.kʰy.ta/, [ˈprɔkʰʏt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.ki.ta/, [ˈprɔːkit̪ä]

Proper noun

Prochyta f sg (genitive Prochytae); first declension

1. A small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea situated off the coast of Campania, now Procida

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Prochyta
Genitive	Prochytae
Dative	Prochytae
Accusative	Prochytam
Ablative	Prochytā
Vocative	Prochyta

Descendants

• Italian: Procida
• Neapolitan: Proceta

References

• “Prochyta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Prochyta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Prochyta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly