Igilium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈɡi.li.um/, [ɪˈɡɪlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
  • (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
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