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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀτάργατις (Atárgatis).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Atargatis f sg (genitive Atargatidis); third declension
- The chief goddess of ancient Syria, known also as Dercetis
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Atargatis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Atargatis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.