Nicosiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

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

固有名詞

Nicosia

1. The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
2. A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city.
3. A comune in Enna province, Sicily, Italy.

同意語

• Lefkosia (Greek endonym)

派生語

• North Nicosia

関連する語

• Nicosian

参照

• “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)

アナグラム

• Nicasio, icosian