Larnaca

English Alternative forms en Larnaka Etymology , en el Λάρνακα 1 1. Ultimately from en grc λάρναξ larnax; chest, coffer, box (whence also Modern el λάρνακα). en Is there any attestation of this city's name in Ancient/Medieval Greek? What about a Latin intermediary, which may introduce the -c- in place of the modern transliteration of -k-? As the town was preceded by Citium, when would the modern name have arisen? Pronunciation en /ˈlɑːnəkə/ UK en /ˈlɑːɹnəkə/ US Proper noun en Q171882 en city on the south coast of c/Cyprus, capital of the district of the same name en Q59153 en district (one of the six) in c/Cyprus. Translations city Greek: el Λάρνακα f, el Σκάλα f nickname Hebrew: he לַרְנָקָה lárnaka Hindi: hi लार्नाका m Polish: pl Larnaka f Russian: ru Ла́рнака f Spanish: es Lárnaca f Turkish: tr Larnaka, tr İskele district Further reading Larnaca District