Caserta
English
Proper noun
Caserta
Translations
province of Italy
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin casa irta (“impregnable house”), referring to its elevation in relation to the surrounding area.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈzɛr.ta/, (traditional) /kaˈsɛr.ta/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrta
- Hyphenation: Ca‧sèr‧ta
Proper noun
Caserta f
Derived terms
References
- Caserta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caserta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 298.
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