LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Carcina

Carcina f sg (genitive Carcinae)
Classical[ˈkar.kɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.t͡ʃi.na]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city in Sarmatia situated at the mouth of the Pacyris

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCarcina—
genitiveCarcinae—
dativeCarcinae—
accusativeCarcinam—
ablativeCarcinā—
vocativeCarcina—
locativeCarcinae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάρκινα (Kárkina).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCarcinaCarcina (Κάρκινα, Ptol. 3.5.27), CARCINE (Plin. Nat. 4.12. s. 26), CARCINITIS (Καρκινῖτις, Hdt. 4.55, 99; Hecat. ap. Steph. B. sub voce s. v.: Eth. Κα…

Quick answers

What does Carcina mean in Latin?
Carcina, a proper noun, means “a city in Sarmatia situated at the mouth of the Pacyris”.
What is the genitive of Carcina?
The genitive singular is Carcinae. Carcina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Carcina?
In classical Latin, [ˈkar.kɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkar.t͡ʃi.na].