Caryae

Latin

Alternative forms

• Carya

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καρύαι (Karúai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ry.ae̯/, [ˈkäryäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri.e/, [ˈkäːrie]

Proper noun

Caryae f pl (genitive Caryārum); first declension

1. A town of Laconia famous for its temple of Artemis

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Caryae
genitive	Caryārum
dative	Caryīs
accusative	Caryās
ablative	Caryīs
vocative	Caryae
locative	Caryīs

Related terms

• Caryātēs
• Caryātidēs
• Caryātis
• Caryus

See also

• caryatid

References

• “Caryae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Caryae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Caryae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.