Gades

See also: gades

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓‎ (Gādēr, Gādīr).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaː.deːs/

Proper noun

Gādēs f pl (genitive Gādium); third declension

a Phoenician colony in Hispania Baetica on an island of the same name; the location of modern Cádiz

Inflection

Third declension i-stem, with locative.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Gādēs
Genitive	Gādium
Dative	Gādibus
Accusative	Gādēs
Ablative	Gādibus
Vocative	Gādēs
Locative	Gādibus

Derived terms

Gādītānus

Descendants

Arabic: قادس‎ (Qādis)
English: Cadiz
Spanish: Cádiz

References

Gades in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Gades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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