Nicephorius

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νικηφόριος (Nikēphórios). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [niː.keːˈpʰɔ.ri.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ni.t͡ʃeˈfɔː.ri.us] === Proper noun === Nīcēphorius m sg (genitive Nīcēphoriī or Nīcēphorī); second declension An affluent of the Tigris, which washed the walls of Tigranocerta ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === References === “Nicephorius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Nicephorius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly