Cartala

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cartēia (from Greek Καρτηίᾱ (Kartēíā))
• Althaea (from Greek Ἀλθαίᾱ (Althaíā))

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta.la/, [ˈkärt̪äɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta.la/, [ˈkärt̪älä]

Proper noun

Cartala f sg (genitive Cartalae); first declension

1. A town in Hispania Tarraconensis, capital of the Olcades; now Orgaz (a city in Spain).

   Cartalam, urbem opulentam, caput gentis eius, expugnat diripitque.

   [Hannibal] besieged and destroyed Cartala, a rich city, capital of [the Olcades].

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cartala
Genitive	Cartalae
Dative	Cartalae
Accusative	Cartalam
Ablative	Cartalā
Vocative	Cartala
Locative	Cartalae