Carchedon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn, “Carthage”). Doublet of Carthada and Carthāgō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [karˈkʰeː.doːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [karˈkɛː.don]

Proper noun

Carchēdōn f sg (genitive Carchēdōnis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Carchēdōn
genitive	Carchēdōnis
dative	Carchēdōnī
accusative	Carchēdōnem
ablative	Carchēdōne
vocative	Carchēdōn
locative	Carchēdōnī Carchēdōne

Related terms

• Carchēdonius

References

• “Carchēdōn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 265.