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English
Etymology
From Latin Pergamum, from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pergamum
- An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Pergamum, from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.ɣaːˌmʏm/
- Hyphenation: Per‧ga‧mum
Proper noun
Pergamum n
- Pergamum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon).
Proper noun
Pergamum n sg (genitive Pergamī); second declension
- Pergamum
- The fortified citadel of Troy.
- Synonym: Pergama
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Pergamum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pergamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.