Gortyna
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γόρτῡν (Górtūn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɔrˈtyː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡorˈt̪iː.na]
Proper noun
Gortȳna f sg (genitive Gortȳnae); first declension
- An important city of Crete
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gortȳna |
| genitive | Gortȳnae |
| dative | Gortȳnae |
| accusative | Gortȳnam |
| ablative | Gortȳnā |
| vocative | Gortȳna |
| locative | Gortȳnae |
Related terms
- Gortȳnius
- Gortȳniacus
- Gortȳnis
References
- “Gortyna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gortyna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Gortyn”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly