Gargettus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαργηττός (Gargēttós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡarˈɡeːt.tus/, [ɡärˈɡeːt̪ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡarˈd͡ʒet.tus/, [ɡärˈd͡ʒɛt̪ːus]

Proper noun

Gargēttus m sg (genitive Gargēttī); second declension

1. A town of Attica famous as the birthplace of Epicurus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gargēttus
Genitive	Gargēttī
Dative	Gargēttō
Accusative	Gargēttum
Ablative	Gargēttō
Vocative	Gargētte
Locative	Gargēttī

Related terms

• Gargēttius

References

• “Gargettus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly