Carcassonne

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːkəˈsən/, /ˌkɑːkəˈsɒn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑɹkəˈsən/, /ˌkɑɹkəˈsoʊn/

Proper noun

Carcassonne

An old walled city, the prefecture of Aude department, Occitania, France.
(board games) A board game where players have to place tiles and score features.

Translations

city

Arabic: قرقشونة f (qarqašūna), قرقسونة f (qarqasūna), كاركاسون (kārkāsūn)
Aragonese: Carcasona f
Catalan: Carcassona f
Dutch: Carcassonne n
French: Carcassonne (fr) f
Galician: Carcasona f
Greek: Καρκασόν (el) (Karkasón), Καρκασσόν (el) (Karkassón)
Hebrew: קרקסון f
Hindi: कारकैसन (kārkaisan)
Italian: Carcassona f, Carcassonne (it) f
Japanese: カルカソンヌ (karukasonnu), カルカッソンヌ (karukassonnu), カルカッソン (karukasson), カルカソン (karukason)
Korean: 카르카손 (Kareukason)
Latin: Carcaso f, Carcassona f
Marathi: कार्कासोन n (kārkāson)
Occitan: Carcassona (oc) f
Mistralian: Carcassouno f
Old Occitan: Carcassona f
Scots: Carcassonne
Spanish: Carcasona (es) f

French

Etymology

First attested as the Roman name, Latin Carcasō (Pliny).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʁ.ka.sɔn/
(Meridional) IPA^(key): /kaχ.ka.ˈsɔ.nə/
Audio (Paris): (file)

Proper noun

Carcassonne f

Carcassonne (an old walled city, the prefecture of Aude department, Occitania, France)

Derived terms

References

Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Paris, Librairie Guénégaud, 1979 (→ISBN), p. 147a