Gadara

See also: gadara

English

Etymology

From Latin Gadara, from Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).

Proper noun

Gadara

  1. (historical) Former name of Umm Qais, a city in northwestern Jordan.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gadara n pl (genitive Gadarōrum); second declension

  1. (historical) Gadara (a former city in Decapolis, now within modern Jordan).

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Gadara
Genitive Gadarōrum
Dative Gadarīs
Accusative Gadara
Ablative Gadarīs
Vocative Gadara
Locative Gadarīs

References

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