Gadara
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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
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/,
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 |