Ergetium
Latin
Alternative forms
- Ergētum, Ergentum, Hergentum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐργέτιον (Ergétion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /erˈɡe.ti.um/, [ɛrˈɡɛ.ti.ũ]
Proper noun
Ergetium n (genitive Ergetiī or Ergetī); second declension
- A city of Sicily
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ergetium |
| Genitive | Ergetiī Ergetī1 |
| Dative | Ergetiō |
| Accusative | Ergetium |
| Ablative | Ergetiō |
| Vocative | Ergetium |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Ergetīnus
References
- Ergētum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ergetium in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ergetium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette