Ithaca
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Ithaca, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ithaca
- An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
- A community in Georgia, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York. [1]
- 2025 June 26, Marnie Hunter, “This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 28 June 2025:
- Ithaca is also a vibrant college town — home to Cornell University and Ithaca College — with more cultural offerings than its size would suggest, thanks in large part to the people those institutions attract.
- A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]island
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References
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪ.tʰa.ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.ta.ka]
Proper noun
[edit]Ithaca f sg (genitive Ithacae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ithaca |
| genitive | Ithacae |
| dative | Ithacae |
| accusative | Ithacam |
| ablative | Ithacā |
| vocative | Ithaca |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “Ithaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ithaca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ithaca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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