Punic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. (ethnic, figuratively, slur) Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.

Noun

A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage; a Carthaginian.

Name

The language of Carthage.

Synonyms

Carthaginian

faithless

perfidious

false-hearted

Carthagian

Translations

púnico

púnico

punique

Punisch

punico

punisch

púnic

cartaginês

punicus

traiçoeiro

καρχηδονιακός

بونيّ

cartaginese

Punicus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpjuːnɪk/

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus, variant of poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”), f:n:x-w-V12:Z2. Equivalent to a modified Phoenician + -ic.