Gargara

See also: gargara and gárgara

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάργαρα (Gárgara).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡar.ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡärɡärä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡar.ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡärɡärä]

Proper noun

Gargara n pl (genitive Gargarōrum); second declension

  1. One of the heights of Mount Ida in Troas
  2. A town situated at the foot of this mountain

Declension

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

Case Plural
Nominative Gargara
Genitive Gargarōrum
Dative Gargarīs
Accusative Gargara
Ablative Gargarīs
Vocative Gargara
Locative Gargarīs

Derived terms
  • Gargaricus

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