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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Agyrium

Agyrium n sg (genitive Agyriī or Agyrī)
Classical[aˈɡy.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈd͡ʒiː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularAgira/San Filippo d'Argiriò, a former Sicel city near Enna, Sicily later colonized by the Greeks before its occupation by the Romans, birthplace of Diodorus Siculus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAgyrium—
genitiveAgyriī
Agyrī		—
dativeAgyriō—
accusativeAgyrium—
ablativeAgyriō—
vocativeAgyrium—
locativeAgyriī—

Ăgȳrĭum, i, n.,
I. a very old town in Sicily, not far from Enna, the birthplace of Diodorus Siculus, now S. Filippo d'Argiro, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28.—Hence, ăgўrĭnen-ses, ium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28; or ăgўrī-ni, orum, inhabitants of Agyrium, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀγύριον (Agúrion), whence also the name of its tyrant, Ἄγυρις (Águris).

Descendants
  • ItalianAgira

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAgyriumAgyrium (Ἀγύριον: Eth. Ἀγυριναῖος, Eth. Agyrinensis), a city of the interior of Sicily now called S. Filippo d'Argirò. It was situated on the summit o…

Quick answers

What does Agyrium mean in Latin?
Agyrium, a proper noun, means “Agira/San Filippo d'Argiriò, a former Sicel city near Enna, Sicily later colonized by the Greeks before its occupation by the Romans, birthplace of Diodorus Siculus”.
What is the genitive of Agyrium?
The genitive singular is Agyriī. Agyrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Agyrium?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡy.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈd͡ʒiː.ri.um].