Sittace

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sittica

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σιττάκη (Sittákē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsit.ta.keː/, [ˈs̠ɪt̪ːäkeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsit.ta.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsit̪ːät͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Sittacē f sg (genitive Sittacēs); first declension

1. an ancient town of Assyria and capital of Sittacene

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sittacē
Genitive	Sittacēs
Dative	Sittacae
Accusative	Sittacēn
Ablative	Sittacē
Vocative	Sittacē
Locative	Sittacae

References

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