Barce

English

Etymology

From Italian and Latin Barce, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹkə/, /ˈbɑɹkeɪ/, /ˈbɑɹs/, /ˈbɑɹsə/, /ˈbɑɹseɪ/

Proper noun

Barce

1. (historical) Alternative form of Barca, former name of Marj: a city in Libya.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.keː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.t͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Barcē f sg (genitive Barcēs); first declension

1. alternative form of Barca, Marj (a city in Libya)

Declension

First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Barcē
genitive	Barcēs
dative	Barcae
accusative	Barcēn
ablative	Barcē
vocative	Barcē
locative	Barcēs

Descendants

• English: Barce
• Italian: Barce
  • English: Barce

References

• “Barce”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Barca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly