Helice

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.li.keː/, [ˈhɛlʲɪkeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.t͡ʃe/, [ˈɛːlit͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Helicē f sg (genitive Helicēs); first declension

1. a town of Achaia situated on the coast between the rivers Selinus and Cerynites

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Helicē
Genitive	Helicēs
Dative	Helicae
Accusative	Helicēn
Ablative	Helicē
Vocative	Helicē
Locative	Helicae

References

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