proper noun · femininethird declension
Tarracō
Tarracō f sg (genitive Tarracōnis)
Classical[ˈtar.ra.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtar.ra.ko]
Meaning
- Tarragona (city and Roman provincial capital in Spain)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tarracō | — |
| genitive | Tarracōnis | — |
| dative | Tarracōnī | — |
| accusative | Tarracōnem | — |
| ablative | Tarracōne | — |
| vocative | Tarracō | — |
| locative | Tarracōnī Tarracōne | — |
Tarrăco or Tarracon, ōnis, f.,
I. a town in Spain, now Tarragona, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 21; Cic. Balb. 11, 28; Liv. 22, 22. — Hence, Tarrăcōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Tarraco, Tarraconian:
conventus, Liv. 26, 19: colonia, Tac. A. 1, 78: Hispania, Plin. 3, 1, 2, § 6; cf. provincia, id. 3, 1, 3, § 9: vinum, id. 14, 6, 8, § 71.Origins
Uncertain. According to William Smith, possibly of Phoenician origin, from [script needed] (tarchon, “citadel, high rock”), referring to the location above the sea. However, compare the names Tarquinia and Tarracina. Catalan folk etymology derived the name from Tarraho, son of the biblical figure Tubal. Strabo and Megasthenes linked the name to Tearcon, a pharaoh who had campaigned in Spain.
Descendants
- SpanishTarragonafrom Old Navarro-Aragonese Tarragona
- ItalianTarracona
- ItalianTarragonafrom Italian Tarracona
- CatalanTarragonafrom Old Catalan Tarragona
- CatalanTàrraco
- PortugueseTárraco
- SpanishTárraco
- AragoneseTarragonafrom Old Navarro-Aragonese Tarragona
- SicilianTarraguna