Nicosia

See also: Nicósia

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), variant of Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, white) or λεύκη (leúkē, poplar) + οὐσία (ousía, property, estate), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Lefkosia.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/
    • (file)

Proper noun

Nicosia

  1. The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
  2. A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.

Synonyms

Translations

References

  • Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  • The template Template:R:Webster NWCD 1988 does not use the parameter(s):
    1=Nicosia
    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
    Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

Proper noun

Nicosia f

  1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

Synonyms

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈkosja/ [niˈko.sja]
  • Rhymes: -osja
  • Syllabification: Ni‧co‧sia

Proper noun

Nicosia f

  1. Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus)

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.