Ortygia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ortygiē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρτυγία (Ortugía), itself from ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /orˈty.ɡi.a/, [ɔrˈt̪ʏɡiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /orˈti.d͡ʒi.a/, [orˈt̪iːd͡ʒiä]

Proper noun

Ortygia f sg (genitive Ortygiae); first declension

1. A small island situated in front of the great harbour of Syracusae

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ortygia
genitive	Ortygiae
dative	Ortygiae
accusative	Ortygiam
ablative	Ortygiā
vocative	Ortygia

Descendants

• English: Ortygia
• Italian: Ortigia
• Sicilian: Articia, Artiggia

References

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