Ithaca

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪθəkə/

Proper noun

Ithaca

  1. An island in the Ionian Sea; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
  2. A community in Georgia in the United States.
  3. A city in Michigan, and the county seat of Gratiot County.
  4. A village in Nebraska.
  5. A city and town in New York, the city is the county seat of Tompkins County.
  6. A village in Ohio.
  7. A town in Wisconsin.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tʰa.ka/, [ˈɪ.tʰa.ka]

Proper noun

Ithaca f (genitive Ithacae); first declension

  1. Ithaca

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Ithaca
Genitive Ithacae
Dative Ithacae
Accusative Ithacam
Ablative Ithacā
Vocative Ithaca
  • Ithacensis
  • Ithacēsius
  • Ithacus

References

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