Ortygia

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Latin

Alternative forms

Ortygiē

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /orˈty.ɡi.a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /orˈti.d͡ʒi.a/,

Proper noun

Ortygia f sg (genitive Ortygiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ortygia
Genitive	Ortygiae
Dative	Ortygiae
Accusative	Ortygiam
Ablative	Ortygiā
Vocative	Ortygia

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

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