Καρχηδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (Qrt-ḥdšt, new city), hence doublet of Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn, Chalcedon)

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn) f (genitive Καρχηδόνος); third declension

  1. Carthage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Καρχηδόνιος (Karkhēdónios)
  • Καρχηδονιακός (Karkhēdoniakós)

Descendants

References

  • Καρχηδών in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Καρχηδών in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn), from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (Qrt-ḥdšt, New City)

Proper noun

Καρχηδών (Karchidón) f

  1. Katharevousa form of Καρχηδόνα (Karchidóna)
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