Ancient Greek

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /níkea/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nícea/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nícea/

Proper noun

Νῑ́καια • ‎(Nī́kaia) f ‎(genitive Νικαίας); first declension

1. any one of a number of cities named Nicaea
2. Nicaea, Transalpine Gaul; present-day Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
3. Nicaea, Bithynia; present-day İznik, Bursa, Turkey

Inflection

Descendants

• Greek: Νίκαια ‎(Níkaia)
• Latin: Nicaea
• Old Armenian: Նիկիա ‎(Nikia)
  • Armenian: Նիկիա ‎(Nikia)

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek Νῑ́καια ‎(Nī́kaia), from νῑ́κη ‎(nī́kē, “victory”).

Proper noun

Νίκαια • ‎(Níkaia) f

1. Nice (city in France)

Declension