What is the Latin word for Gortyn?

The usual Latin words for “Gortyn” are Gortȳna, Gortȳnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“Gortyn” in Latin

GortȳnaAn important city of Crete GortȳniaAn ancient town of Macedonia, situated between Idomene and Pella

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

Gortyn

Gortys or Gortyn, -ynis, and Gortyra, -ae (f.); Gortyne, -es (f.); of Gortyn, Gortynian, Gortyniacus, -a, -um, and Gortynius, -a, -um; pecul. feminine, Gortynia, -idis

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What is the Latin word for Gortyn?: The usual Latin words for “Gortyn” are Gortȳna, Gortȳnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.