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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡa.da.ra]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaː.d̪a.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.

	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.