Carcaso
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from the pre-Indo-European root *kar "stone," found in other Celtic placenames (compare Welsh carreg (“stone”)), and Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkar.ka.soː/, [ˈkärkäs̠oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.ka.so/, [ˈkärkäs̬o]
Proper noun
[edit]Carcasō f sg (genitive Carcasōnis); third declension
- A town in Gallia Narbonensis, in the territory of the Tectosages, now Carcassonne
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Carcasō |
| genitive | Carcasōnis |
| dative | Carcasōnī |
| accusative | Carcasōnem |
| ablative | Carcasōne |
| vocative | Carcasō |
| locative | Carcasōnī Carcasōne |
References
[edit]- “Carcaso”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Carcaso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Paris, Librairie Guénégaud, 1979 (→ISBN), p. 147a