Sittace

Latin

Alternative forms

Sittica

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σιττάκη (Sittákē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsit.ta.keː/, [ˈs̠ɪt̪ːäkeː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsit.ta.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsit̪ːät͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Sittacē f sg (genitive Sittacēs); first declension

an ancient town of Assyria and capital of Sittacene

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sittacē
Genitive	Sittacēs
Dative	Sittacae
Accusative	Sittacēn
Ablative	Sittacē
Vocative	Sittacē
Locative	Sittacae

References

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

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