Artacoana

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρτακόανα (Artakóana).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.taˈko.a.na/, [ärt̪äˈkoänä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.taˈko.a.na/, [ärt̪äˈkɔːänä]

Proper noun

Artacoana n pl (genitive Artacoanōrum); second declension

1. An ancient city of Ariana, probably the modern Herat

Declension

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

Case	Plural
Nominative	Artacoana
Genitive	Artacoanōrum
Dative	Artacoanīs
Accusative	Artacoana
Ablative	Artacoanīs
Vocative	Artacoana
Locative	Artacoanīs

References

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