Igilium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰγύλιον (Aigúlion), probably from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈɡi.li.um/, [ɪˈɡɪlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈd͡ʒi.li.um/, [iˈd͡ʒiːlium]

Proper noun

Igilium n sg (genitive Igiliī or Igilī); second declension

1. An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now the Giglio island

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Igilium
Genitive	Igiliī Igilī1
Dative	Igiliō
Accusative	Igilium
Ablative	Igiliō
Vocative	Igilium

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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