Cartagena

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːtəˈheɪnə/
• Rhymes: -eɪnə

Proper noun

Cartagena

1. A city in Murcia, Spain.
2. A city in northern Colombia.

Derived terms

• Cartagena bark
• Cartagena ipecac
• Cartagenan

Translations

city in Spain

• Arabic: قَرْطَاجَنَّة f (Qarṭājanna)
• Galician: Cartaxena (gl)
• Greek:

  Modern: Καρθαγένη (el) f (Karthagéni)

• Latin: Carthagenna f; Carthāgō Nova f, Carthago Spartaria f (chiefly historical)
• Persian: قرطاجنة (qurtājannat)
• Portuguese: Cartagena f
• Russian: Картахе́на (ru) f (Kartaxéna)
• Spanish: Cartagena (es) f

city in Colombia

• Arabic: قَرْطَاجَنَّة f (qarṭājanna), كَارْتَاخِينَا f (kārtāḵīnā)
• French: Carthagène des Indes (fr) f
• Galician: Cartaxena de Indias (gl)
• Greek: Καρταχένα (el) f (Kartachéna)
• Portuguese: Cartagena f
• Russian: Картахе́на (ru) f (Kartaxéna)
• Spanish: Cartagena (es) f, Cartagena de Indias f

Catalan

Proper noun

Cartagena f

1. Cartagena (a city in Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾtaˈxena/ [kaɾ.t̪aˈxe.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: Car‧ta‧ge‧na

Proper noun

Cartagena

1. Cartagena (a city in Spain)
2. Cartagena (a city in Colombia)

   Synonym: Cartagena de Indias

3. Cartagena (a city in Chile)

Derived terms

• cartagenero
• cartaginés
• ciprés de Cartagena