Ortygia

== English == === Proper noun === Ortygia A small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. == Latin == === Alternative forms === Ortygiē === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρτυγία (Ortugía), itself from ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔrˈty.ɡi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [orˈtiː.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. ==== 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