Gadara

See also: gadara

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/, [ˈɡäd̪ärä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/, [ˈɡäːd̪ärä]

Proper noun

Gadara n pl (genitive Gadarōrum); second declension

a city of the Decapolis situated between Rhaphana and Scythopolis

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	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

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