Cyphanta

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύφαντα (Kúphanta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kyˈpʰan.ta/, [kʏˈpʰän̪t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈfan.ta/, [t͡ʃiˈfän̪t̪ä]

Proper noun

Cyphanta f sg (genitive Cyphantae); first declension

1. a town of Laconia, which contained a temple of Asclepius

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cyphanta
Genitive	Cyphantae
Dative	Cyphantae
Accusative	Cyphantam
Ablative	Cyphantā
Vocative	Cyphanta
Locative	Cyphantae

References

• “Cyphanta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly