Carcina

Latin

Alternative forms

• Carcinē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάρκινα (Kárkina).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ki.na/, [ˈkärkɪnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.t͡ʃi.na/, [ˈkärt͡ʃinä]

Proper noun

Carcina f sg (genitive Carcinae); first declension

1. A city in Sarmatia situated at the mouth of the Pacyris

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Carcina
Genitive	Carcinae
Dative	Carcinae
Accusative	Carcinam
Ablative	Carcinā
Vocative	Carcina
Locative	Carcinae

Related terms

• Carcinitis

References

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