Carcaso
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 cassanos (“oak”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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