LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Corduba

Corduba f sg (genitive Cordubae)
Classical[ˈkɔr.dʊ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.du.ba]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara town in Hispania Baetica in modern Spain, now Cordoba
  2. New LatinfemininesingularCórdoba (the capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)
  3. New LatinfemininesingularCórdoba (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCorduba—
genitiveCordubae—
dativeCordubae—
accusativeCordubam—
ablativeCordubā—
vocativeCorduba—
locativeCordubae—

Cordŭba, ae, f., = Κορδύβη,
I. a town in Hispania Baetica, on the river Bætis, now Caes. B. C. 2, 19 al.—Cordŭbensis, e, adj., of Corduba, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 7; 34, 2, 2, § 4; Auct. B. Alex. 57.—Hence. Cordŭ-benses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Corduba, Auct. B. Alex. 59.

Origins

From Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy); originally 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (ywbʿy, “Juba”)

Descendants
  • PortugueseCórdovafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Cordova
  • SpanishCórdoba
  • EnglishCórdobafrom Spanish Córdoba
  • AsturianCórdobafrom Old Leonese Cordova
  • FalaCórdobafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Cordova
  • GalicianCórdobafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Cordova

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCordubaCorduba (Κόρδυβα, Κορδύβη, Κορδούβα: Eth. and Adj. Cordubensis: Cordoba or Cordova), one of the chief cities of Hispania, in the territory of the Turd…

Quick answers

What does Corduba mean in Latin?
Corduba, a proper noun, means “a town in Hispania Baetica in modern Spain, now Cordoba; Córdoba (the capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain); Córdoba (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)”.
What is the genitive of Corduba?
The genitive singular is Cordubae. Corduba is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Corduba?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔr.dʊ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔr.du.ba].