Corsica

Etymology

From Latin Corsica.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹsɪkə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːsɪkə/

Proper noun

Corsica

1. An island in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia; it is currently part of France.

Anagrams

• Caricos, crocias, scoriac

Proper noun

Corsica f

1. Corsica

Etymology

From Latin Corsica, from Ancient Greek Κορσική (Korsikḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.si.ka/, [ˈkɔr̺s̪ikä]
• Stress: Còrsica
• Hyphenation: Cor‧si‧ca

Proper noun

Corsica f

1. Corsica

Anagrams

• accorsi, carsico, ricasco, ricascò, scarico, scaricò, scorcia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κορσική (Korsikḗ), mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. From a corruption of the island's oldest Greek name, Σειρηνούσσαι (Seirēnoússai, “of the sirens”).

Proper noun

Corsica f (genitive Corsicae); first declension

1. Corsica

References

• Corsica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Corsica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Geographiae Libri VIII: Librum tertium continens, Volume 3