Gadara

See also: gadara

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gadara

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

Synonyms

(ancient Umm Qais, Jordan): Gedaris, Antioch, Antiochia, Antiochia Semiramis, Seleucia

Translations

ancient Umm Qais — see also Umm Qais

Greek:
Ancient Greek: Γάδαρα (Gádara)
Latin: Gadara

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/, [ˈɡäd̪ärä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/, [ˈɡäːd̪ärä]

Proper noun

Gadara n pl (genitive Gadarōrum); second declension

(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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