Nicephorius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικηφόριος (Nikēphórios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /niː.keːˈpʰo.ri.us/, [niːkeːˈpʰɔriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.t͡ʃeˈfo.ri.us/, [nit͡ʃeˈfɔːrius]
Proper noun
[edit]Nīcēphorius m sg (genitive Nīcēphoriī or Nīcēphorī); second declension
- An affluent of the Tigris, which washed the walls of Tigranocerta
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nīcēphorius |
| Genitive | Nīcēphoriī Nīcēphorī1 |
| Dative | Nīcēphoriō |
| Accusative | Nīcēphorium |
| Ablative | Nīcēphoriō |
| Vocative | Nīcēphorī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- Nicephorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nicephorius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly