Ithaca
English
Alternative forms
- Ithaka
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪθəkə/
Proper noun
Ithaca
- An island in the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
- Coordinate terms: Cephalonia, Corfu, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxos, Zakynthos
- 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.
- A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
- Ithacan
Translations
island
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Anagrams
- Cahita
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tʰa.ka/, [ˈɪt̪ʰäkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ta.ka/, [ˈiːt̪äkä]
Proper noun
Ithaca f sg (genitive Ithacae); first declension
- Ithaca
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ithaca |
Genitive | Ithacae |
Dative | Ithacae |
Accusative | Ithacam |
Ablative | Ithacā |
Vocative | Ithaca |
Related terms
- Ithacensis
- Ithacēsius
- Ithacus
References
- “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