Cercinitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κερκινῖτις (Kerkinîtis).

Proper noun

Cercīnītis f sg (genitive Cercīnītidis); third declension

1. A lake of Macedonia formed by the river Strymon
2. Gharbi, the smallest of the Kerkennah islands

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cercīnītis
Genitive	Cercīnītidis
Dative	Cercīnītidī
Accusative	Cercīnītidem
Ablative	Cercīnītide
Vocative	Cercīnītis

References

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