Utica

See also: Útica

English

Etymology

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːtɪkə/
• Hyphenation: Uti‧ca

Proper noun

Utica

1. A Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
2. A city, the county seat of Oneida County, New York; named for the Phoenician colony.
3. A city in Michigan; named for the city in New York.
4. A village in Ohio; named for the city in New York.
5. North Utica (a village in Illinois, often called "Utica")
6. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
7. A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
8. A village in Nebraska; named for the city in New York.
9. A town in Mississippi; named for the city in New York.
10. A town in Indiana.
11. A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
12. A city in Minnesota; named for the city in New York.
13. A village in Missouri; named for the city in New York.
14. A borough of Pennsylvania.
15. A city in Kansas; named for the city in New York.
16. A town in South Dakota.
17. A census-designated place in Kentucky; named for the city in New York.
18. An unincorporated community in Maryland.
19. An unincorporated community in Montana.
20. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma.
21. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
22. An unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
23. A ghost town in Texas.

Derived terms

• Utica greens
• Utican

Translations

Phoenician colony

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἰτύκη f (Itúkē)

• Italian: Utica
• Latin: Utica f
• Portuguese: Útica f
• Spanish: Útica f

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Utica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/
• Rhymes: -utika

Proper noun

Utica ?

1. Utica

Related terms

• uticense

Latin

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq) meaning old. It is related to Hebrew עתיק.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/, [ˈʊt̪ɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ti.ka/, [ˈuːt̪ikä]

Proper noun

Utica f sg (genitive Uticae); first declension

1. Utica (ancient Punic city in modern Tunisia)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Utica
Genitive	Uticae
Dative	Uticae
Accusative	Uticam
Ablative	Uticā
Vocative	Utica
Locative	Uticae

Descendants

• Italian: Utica
• Portuguese: Útica
• Spanish: Útica

References

• “Utica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Utica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.