Morgetes

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μόργητες (Mórgētes), likely of Italic origin; probably related to Morgantia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Morgētēs m pl (genitive Morgētium); third declension

  1. An ancient tribe among the earliest inhabitants of southern Italy

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

plural
nominative Morgētēs
genitive Morgētium
dative Morgētibus
accusative Morgētēs
Morgētīs
ablative Morgētibus
vocative Morgētēs

References

  • Morgetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Morgetes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • De Juliis: De Juliis, E.M., Magna Grecia, Edipuglia, Bari, 1996.
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