Atargatis

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀτάργατις (Atárgatis).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Atargatis f sg (genitive Atargatidis); third declension

  1. The chief goddess of ancient Syria, known also as Dercetis

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Atargatis
genitive Atargatidis
dative Atargatidī
accusative Atargatidem
ablative Atargatide
vocative Atargatis

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.