Carthada

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Karthada

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”). Doublet of Carchēdōn and Carthāgō.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Carthada f sg (genitive Carthadae); first declension

  1. (rare) synonym of Carthāgō (“Carthage”)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

References

  • “Carthada”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 269.
  • Carthada in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung