"Ctesiphon" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈkteː.sɪ.pʰoːn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈktɛː.s̬i.fon] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn). In Old Latin, it was declined as Ctēsiphōn, Ctēsiphōnis. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Κτησιφῶν}} Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Ctēsiphōn/Ctēsiphōnt<3.loc>|g=f}} Ctēsiphōn f sg (genitive Ctēsiphōntis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Ctēsiphōn/Ctēsiphōnt<3.loc>}} Forms: Ctēsiphōn [canonical, feminine, singular], Ctēsiphōntis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ctēsiphōn [nominative, singular], Ctēsiphōntis [genitive, singular], Ctēsiphōntī [dative, singular], Ctēsiphōntem [accusative, singular], Ctēsiphōnte [ablative, singular], Ctēsiphōn [singular, vocative], Ctēsiphōntī [locative, singular], Ctēsiphōnte [locative, singular], Ctēsifōn [alternative]
  1. Ctesiphon (the ancient capital of Parthia, in modern Iraq) Tags: declension-3 Categories (place): Places in Iraq
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