Cythera
English
Proper noun
Cythera
- Alternative form of Kythira.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύθηρα (Kúthēra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kyˈtʰeː.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈt̪ɛː.ra]
Proper noun
Cythēra n pl (genitive Cythērōrum); second declension
- (plural only) Kythira
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cythēra |
| genitive | Cythērōrum |
| dative | Cythērīs |
| accusative | Cythēra |
| ablative | Cythērīs |
| vocative | Cythēra |
| locative | Cythērīs |
Related terms
- Cytherēus
- Cytherēius
- Cythēriacus
References
- “Cythera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cythera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cythera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly