Cilbiani

Latin

Etymology

Also spelled as Kilbianoi, borrowed through Ancient Greek presumably from Lydian or another Anatolian language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kil.biˈaː.niː/, [kɪɫ̪biˈäːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃil.biˈa.ni/, [t͡ʃilbiˈäːni]

Proper noun

Cilbiānī m pl (genitive Cilbiānōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Lydia mentioned by Pliny, dwelling in the upper valley of Κάϋστρος (Káüstros)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Cilbiānī
Genitive	Cilbiānōrum
Dative	Cilbiānīs
Accusative	Cilbiānōs
Ablative	Cilbiānīs
Vocative	Cilbiānī

References

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