Characene

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαρακηνή (Kharakēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰa.raˈkeː.neː/, [kʰäräˈkeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.raˈt͡ʃe.ne/, [käräˈt͡ʃɛːne]

Proper noun

Characēnē f sg (genitive Characēnēs); first declension

1. An ancient region and former kingdom at the head of the Persian Gulf near Susiana, in modern Iraq

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Characēnē
Genitive	Characēnēs
Dative	Characēnae
Accusative	Characēnēn
Ablative	Characēnē
Vocative	Characēnē

References

• Characene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Characene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly