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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cāria1

Cāria f sg (genitive Cāriae)
Classical[ˈkaː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. Caria (a historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCāria—
genitiveCāriae—
dativeCāriae—
accusativeCāriam—
ablativeCāriā—
vocativeCāria—

Cārĭa, ae, f., = Καρία.
I. A province in Asia Minor, south of Lydia, now the provinces Aïdin and Mentesche in Ejalet Anadoli, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 16, 1; 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 46; Cic. Fl. 27, 65; id. Or. 8, 24; 18, 57; id. Div. 1, 41, 91; Nep. Ages. 3, 1; Curt. 10, 10, 1 al.—
B. Hence,
1. Car, Cāris, a Carian, Cic. Fl. 27, 65; Nep. Dat. 1, 3.—Orig., the supposed father of the Carian race, and inventor of augury by observing the fight of birds, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 203.—And in plur.: Cāres, um, m., the inhabitants of Caria, the Carians, Liv. 33, 18, 9.—Acc. Gr. Cārăs, Plaut. Curc. 3, 73; Liv. 38, 13, 7; 44, 15, 1; Sen. Ben. 5, 6, 1; Verg. A. 8, 725; Ov. M. 4, 297; 9, 645; notorious for their treachery; hence the proverbial expression: quid? de totā Cariā nonne hoc vestrā voce vulgatum est, si quid cum periculo experiri velis, in Care id potissimum esse faciendum? Cic. l. l.—
2. Cārĭcus, a, um, Carian: creta, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1; Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 305.—Subst.: Cārĭca, ae (sc. ficus), a kind of dry fig, Pall. 1, 26, 2; 1, 30, 4; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; Stat. S. 4, 9, 26; also for dried figs, in gen., Ov. M. 8, 674; id. F. 1, 185; Plin. 13, 5, 10, § 51.—
II. A town in Caria, called also Hydrela, Liv. 37, 56, 3.—
III. A harbor in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 5.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ(Kā́r)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  3. LatinCāria

Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. Latin Cāria Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

In English words that came into English from Cāria

  • caricouscarica

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCariaCaria (ἡ Καρία: Eth. Κάρ, Eth. Κᾶρος, fem. Κάειρα: Adj. Καρικός, Κάριος), a country in the south-west angle of Asia Minor. Strabo (p. 632) makes the s…
noun · femininefirst declension
caria2
caria f (genitive cariae)
Classical[ˈka.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesynonym of panis (“bread”)
    Carensis, Pistoribus, a Caria, quam Oscorum lingua panem esse dicimusCarensis, meaning "bakers," from caria, which in the language of the Oscans we say to mean "bread"Lactantius Placidus, Corpus glossariorum latinorum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecariacariae
genitivecariaecariārum
dativecariaecariīs
accusativecariamcariās
ablativecariācariīs
vocativecariacariae

Origins

Uncertain. Presumably borrowed from Oscan. De Vaan suggests that the term might connect to Cerēs Schrijver suggests that, if this theory is accepted, then the term would constitute Sabellic evidence indicating that the sound law *(C)CCCC > CaCCC was of Proto-Italic date.

Quick answers

What does Cāria mean in Latin?
Cāria, a proper noun, means “Caria (a historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Cāria?
The genitive singular is Cāriae. Cāria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cāria?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ri.a].
Where does Cāria come from?
Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin Cāria.