Gangra

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gangrē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάγγρα (Gángra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡan.ɡra/, [ˈɡäŋɡrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡan.ɡra/, [ˈɡäŋɡrä]

Proper noun

Gangra n pl (genitive Gangrōrum); second declension

1. A town in Paphlagonia, now Çankırı

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Gangra
Genitive	Gangrōrum
Dative	Gangrīs
Accusative	Gangra
Ablative	Gangrīs
Vocative	Gangra
Locative	Gangrīs

References

• Gangre in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Gangra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly