Cartago

English

Proper noun

Cartago

1. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.
2. A city in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
3. A province in central Costa Rica.
4. A city and canton, the capital of Cartago province, Costa Rica.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Carthāgō, via Ancient Greek Καρχηδών (Karkhēdṓn) from Punic 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “new city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kərˈta.ɣu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kərˈta.ɣo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾˈta.ɣo]

Proper noun

Cartago m

1. Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)
2. Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)

Related terms

• cartaginès

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Carthago (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈta.ɡu/ [kahˈta.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈta.ɡu/ [kahˈta.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈta.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈta.ɡu/ [kaχˈta.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈta.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈta.ɡu/ [kɐɾˈta.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Hyphenation: Car‧ta‧go

Proper noun

Cartago f

1. Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)
2. Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)

Related terms

• cartaginês, púnico
• Aníbal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈtaɡo/ [kaɾˈt̪a.ɣ̞o]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: Car‧ta‧go

Proper noun

Cartago m

1. Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)
2. Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)
3. Cartago (a province of Costa Rica)
4. Cartago (a city in Costa Rica)

Related terms

• cartaginense
• cartaginés