"Sicel" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪsəl/, /ˈsɪkəl/
Etymology: From Latin Siculi, from Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós). See also Sicily. Greek historians including Thucydides suggested Siculus, a legendary king and son of Italus, as the progenitor of the Sicels. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Siculi}} Latin Siculi, {{der|en|grc|Σικελός}} Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós), {{m|en|Sicily}} Sicily Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sicel
  1. (linguistics) The unclassified, sparsely attested language of the Sicels. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Extinct languages Synonyms: Siculian
    Sense id: en-Sicel-en-name-5KZxvil3 Disambiguation of Extinct languages: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 35 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪsəl/, /ˈsɪkəl/ Forms: Sicels [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Siculi, from Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós). See also Sicily. Greek historians including Thucydides suggested Siculus, a legendary king and son of Italus, as the progenitor of the Sicels. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Siculi}} Latin Siculi, {{der|en|grc|Σικελός}} Ancient Greek Σικελός (Sikelós), {{m|en|Sicily}} Sicily Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sicel (plural Sicels)
  1. (historical) A member of an Italic tribe who inhabited eastern Sicily during the Iron Age. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Synonyms: Siculi [plural, plural-only]
    Sense id: en-Sicel-en-noun-uznf1zVC Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 40 60

Inflected forms

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