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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Gordium

Gordium n sg (genitive Gordiī or Gordī)

Meaning

  1. neutersingularThe capital city of ancient Phrygia in present-day Turkey.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGordium—
genitiveGordiī
Gordī		—
dativeGordiō—
accusativeGordium—
ablativeGordiō—
vocativeGordium—

Gordĭum, ii, n., = Γόρδιον,
I. a city of Phrygia Major on the Sangarius, famous for the Gordian knot (v. Gordius), Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146; Liv. 38, 18, 10 sqq.; Curt. 3, 1, 12 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭensis, e, adj., of Gordium, Scrib. 172.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γόρδιον (Górdion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGordiumGordium (Γόρσιον), a town of Bithynia, a little to the north of the river Sangarius, was in later times called Juliopolis. This city must have been of…

Quick answers

What does Gordium mean in Latin?
Gordium, a proper noun, means “The capital city of ancient Phrygia in present-day Turkey.”.
What is the genitive of Gordium?
The genitive singular is Gordiī. Gordium is neuter, second declension.