Ctesiphon
English
Etymology
From Latin Ctēsiphōn, from Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛsɨfɒn/
Proper noun
Ctesiphon
Translations
ancient ruined city
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn). In Old Latin, it was declined as Ctēsiphōn, Ctēsiphōnis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkteː.si.pʰoːn/, [ˈkteː.sɪ.pʰoːn]
Proper noun
Ctēsiphōn f (genitive Ctēsiphōntis); third declension
- Ctesiphon (ancient capital of Parthia, located in modern Iraq)
Declension
Third declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ctēsiphōn |
Genitive | Ctēsiphōntis |
Dative | Ctēsiphōntī |
Accusative | Ctēsiphōntem |
Ablative | Ctēsiphōnte |
Vocative | Ctēsiphōn |
Locative | Ctēsiphōnte |
References
- Ctesiphon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ctesiphon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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