Sicani

See also: sicani

English

Noun

Sicani pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) An ancient people of Sicily and parts of Italy.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῑκᾰνοί (Sīkanoí).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈkaː.niː/, [sɪˈkaː.niː]

Proper noun

Sicānī m pl (genitive Sicānōrum); second declension

  1. An ancient tribe of Sicily, which dwelt east of the Elymi and west of the Siculi

Declension

Second declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Sicānī
Genitive Sicānōrum
Dative Sicānīs
Accusative Sicānōs
Ablative Sicānīs
Vocative Sicānī
  • Sīcania
  • Sīcanius
  • Sīcanis
  • Sicānus

References
  • Sicani in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sicani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Sicani in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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