Ὀρτυγία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱ • (Ortŭgĭ́ā) f (genitive Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Ortygia, a small island in Syracuse

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱ
hē Ortŭgĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱς
tês Ortŭgĭ́ās
Dative τῇ Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾳ
tēî Ortŭgĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Ortŭgĭ́ān
Vocative Ὀρτῠγῐ́ᾱ
Ortŭgĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Ortygia

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