Nicasia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικασία (Nikasía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /niˈka.si.a/, [nɪˈkäs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈka.si.a/, [niˈkäːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Nicasia f sg (genitive Nicasiae); first declension

1. A small island of the Sporades

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nicasia
Genitive	Nicasiae
Dative	Nicasiae
Accusative	Nicasiam
Ablative	Nicasiā
Vocative	Nicasia

References

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