Igilgili

Latin

Etymology

From Punic *𐤀𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 (*ʾyglgl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈɡil.ɡi.li/, [ɪˈɡɪɫ̪ɡɪlʲɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈd͡ʒil.d͡ʒi.li/, [iˈd͡ʒil̠ʲd͡ʒili]

Proper noun

Igilgili n (indeclinable)

1. Jijel (A city on the coast of Algeria, Roman Mauretania Caesariensis, standing on a headland)

References

• Igilgili in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Igilgili”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly