Pyrgi

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύργοι (Púrgoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpyr.ɡiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpir.d͡ʒi]

Proper noun

Pyrgī m pl (genitive Pyrgōrum); second declension

1. a city on the coast of Etruria, near Alsium and port of Caere

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Pyrgī
genitive	Pyrgōrum
dative	Pyrgīs
accusative	Pyrgōs
ablative	Pyrgīs
vocative	Pyrgī
locative	Pyrgīs

Descendants

• French: Pyrges

References

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