411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Ithacan
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology
en :af Ithaca -n + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈɪθəkən/
en Ith a can
Adjective
-
en Ithaca an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece.
en Ithakan
en Ithacensian
9 October 2011 Post Staff Bridge https://web.archive.org/web/20131009054937/https://nypost.com/2011/10/09/bridge-156/ “Did you say ’wooden horse’?” the Ithacan king asked. “You know, there might be something in that.”
16 January 2012 Robert Cushman Theatre Review: Buddies in Bad Times' Penelopiad is explosively funny https://archive.ph/U77eg https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/theatre-review-buddies-in-bad-times-penelopiad-is-explosively-funny 10 November 2025 Atwood’s novella was her commissioned response to The Odyssey: the Homeric epic re-told from the point of view of the wandering hero’s wife, Penelope, who remained chastely and patiently in their Ithacan palace during the 10 years her husband was away besieging Troy and the further 10 years it took him to get back home again.
1 March 2022 Nigel Summerley I lost my underwear on the trail of Odysseus in Ithaca, Greece https://web.archive.org/web/20220301072205/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/01/hiking-climbing-on-the-trail-of-odysseus-in-ithaca-island-greece Jane is the latest in a long line of Ithacan heroes … and it was an honour to be with her for this latest part of the island’s journey through history.
en Ithaca places in the United States.
21 January 1967 CORNELL STUDENTS RIOT OVER ARRESTS;1,000 Storm Ithaca Police After Campus Magazine Is Termed Obscene MAGAZINE LEADS TO CORNELL RIOT https://web.archive.org/web/20251110161404/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/01/21/archives/cornell-students-riot-over-arrests-1000-storm-ithaca-police-after.html The author was said to be an Ithacan youth, not a Cornell student, who had attended some literary seminars at the university and was now reported on the West Coast.
en 1997 Mallay Charters PW interview: Brian Hall: Travels of a Teenage Ulysses w:Publishers Weekly 244 New York, N.Y. 50 https://books.google.com/books?id=3USBVfTOucAC&q=Ithacan 1 0000-0019 2489456 Saskia is not the first memorable 12-year-old to have sprung from the head of an Ithacan author. It was during his professorship at Cornell that Vladimir Nabokov engendered the smart-mouthed, coolly carnal Lolita Haze, the namesake of his most famous novel.
20 November 2018 Emma John The best towns and small cities in the US: Ithaca, New York state https://web.archive.org/web/20181120100736/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/nov/20/ithaca-college-town-new-york-state-usa-bars-restaurants-music-theatre @handworkithaca features ceramics, jewellery, prints and crafts from a co-operative of 40 Ithacan artists
Translations
of, from or relating to Ithaca
French: fr ithaquien
German: de ithakisch
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰθακήσιος
Polish: pl itacki
Portuguese: pt ítaco, pt itacense
Noun
en Ithaca an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece.
en Ithakan
en Ithacensian
30 August 1981 ISLE OF ITHACA VOTES FOR TOURISM OVER TRADITION https://web.archive.org/web/20150524084642/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/30/world/isle-of-ithaca-votes-for-tourism-over-tradition.html By a 71 percent majority in a referendum last month, the Ithacans called for a reversal of an Athens Government decision that had included the island's capital among 400 preserved areas where construction is severely restricted.
28 February 2010 Nick Owchar The Siren’s Call: When these lethal ladies start singing, don’t listen https://web.archive.org/web/20251110162543/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2010-feb-28-la-caw-sirens-call28-2010feb28-story.html Landmann depicts their song as long, violet-colored streamers that, yes, indeed, wrap like cords around the body of the wandering Ithacan.
1 March 2022 Nigel Summerley I lost my underwear on the trail of Odysseus in Ithaca, Greece https://web.archive.org/web/20220301072205/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/01/hiking-climbing-on-the-trail-of-odysseus-in-ithaca-island-greece A fit ancient Ithacan could have bounded up Korakos Petra in much less than the two hours 25 minutes it took me.
en Ithaca places in the United States.
24 October 1931 w:Howard Brubaker Of All Things https://web.archive.org/web/20251110161429/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1931/10/31/of-all-things https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1931/10/31/of-all-things 10 November 2025 Undoubtedly the honors for the week ending October 17 went to Cornell. The Ithacans identified Element No. 87 and all the Princeton ball-carriers.
13 August 2004 Micheline Maynard Fears of Isolation as US Airways Cuts Flights https://web.archive.org/web/20150528033623/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/13/business/fears-of-isolation-as-us-airways-cuts-flights.html When the Pittsburgh flights end in November, Ithacans will be able to fly only to Philadelphia or to LaGuardia Airport in New York.
20 November 2018 Emma John Kash Iraggi-Wiggins The best towns and small cities in the US: Ithaca, New York state https://web.archive.org/web/20181120100736/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/nov/20/ithaca-college-town-new-york-state-usa-bars-restaurants-music-theatre We’ve got a bumper sticker that says ‘Ithaca: 10 square miles surrounded by reality’. Ithacans want to know ways to take care of themselves, in a spiritual sense as well as a physical one.
Translations
native or inhabitant of Ithaca
French: fr Ithaquien m, fr Ithaquienne f
German: de Ithaker m, de Ithakerin f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰθακήσιος m
Polish: pl Itakanin m-pr, pl Itakanka f
Portuguese: pt ítaco m, pt itacense m f
Anagrams
en aachint Cathain Chai Nat Chainat acanthi achatin ain'tcha aintcha tachina
en Demonyms American demonyms