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English
Proper noun
Carrhae
- (historical) a town of Osroene
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κάρραι (Kárrhai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Carrhae f pl (genitive Carrhārum); first declension
- Carrhae
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Synonyms
References
- Carrhae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Carrhae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly