Nicosia

== 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/ === Proper noun === Nicosia The capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. A district of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus around the city. A comune in Enna province, Sicily, Italy. ==== Synonyms ==== Lefkosia (Greek endonym) ==== Derived terms ==== North Nicosia ==== Related terms ==== Nicosian ==== Translations ==== === References === “Nicosia”, in Collins English Dictionary. Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988) === Anagrams === Nicasio, icosian == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.koˈzi.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: Ni‧co‧sì‧a === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin and Old French Nicosia, from Byzantine Greek Λευκωσία (Leukōsía), q.v. Doublet of Lefkosia. ==== Alternative forms ==== Niccosia (archaic) ==== Proper noun ==== Nicosia f Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus) Synonym: Lefkosia (Greek endonym) === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Nicosia m or f by sense a surname ==== Further reading ==== Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026 === References === === Anagrams === acinosi, cianosi == 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 Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus) Synonym: Lefkosia (Greek endonym)