Utica

See also: Útica

English

Etymology

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːtɪkə/
• Hyphenation: Uti‧ca

Proper noun

Utica

1. A Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. North Utica (a village in Illinois, often called "Utica")
   2. A town in Indiana.
   3. A city in Kansas; named for the city in New York.
   4. A census-designated place in Kentucky; named for the city in New York.
   5. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
   6. A city in Michigan; named for the city in New York.
   7. A city in Minnesota; named for the city in New York.
   8. A town in Mississippi; named for the city in New York.
   9. A village in Missouri; named for the city in New York.
   10. An unincorporated community in Montana.
   11. A village in Nebraska; named for the city in New York.
   12. A city, the county seat of Oneida County, New York; named for the Phoenician colony.
   13. A village in Ohio; named for the city in New York.
   14. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
   15. A borough in Pennsylvania.
   16. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
   17. A town in South Dakota.
   18. A ghost town in Texas.
   19. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
   20. A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
   21. An unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
   22. A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Utica greens
• Utican

Translations

Phoenician colony

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἰτύκη f (Itúkē)

• Italian: Utica
• Latin: Utica f
• Portuguese: Útica f
• Spanish: Útica f

Anagrams

• AITUC, cutia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Utica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/
• Rhymes: -utika

Proper noun

Utica ?

1. Utica

Related terms

• uticense

Latin

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq) meaning old. It is related to Hebrew עתיק.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/, [ˈʊt̪ɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/, [ˈuːt̪ikä]

Proper noun

Utica f sg (genitive Uticae); first declension

1. Utica (ancient Punic city in modern Tunisia)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Utica
genitive	Uticae
dative	Uticae
accusative	Uticam
ablative	Uticā
vocative	Utica
locative	Uticae

Descendants

• Italian: Utica
• Portuguese: Útica
• Spanish: Útica

References

• “Utica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Utica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.