LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Gortȳna

Gortȳna f sg (genitive Gortȳnae)
Classical[ɡɔrˈtyː.na]Ecclesiastical[ɡorˈtiː.na]

Meaning

  1. An important city of Crete

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGortȳna—
genitiveGortȳnae—
dativeGortȳnae—
accusativeGortȳnam—
ablativeGortȳnā—
vocativeGortȳna—
locativeGortȳnae—

Gortȳna, ae, and Gortȳne, ēs (also Cortȳnia, ae, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; and Gortyn, nos, acc. to the Gr. Γόρτυν, Val. Fl. 1, 709), f., = Γορτύνη,
I. an important and very ancient city of Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; 12, 1, 5, § 11; Luc. 3, 186; Sen. Troad. 821.—
II. Derivv.
A. Gortȳnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Gortyna, Gortynian; and poet., in gen., for Cretan (cf. Gnosius, under Gnosus, II. A.): judex, of Gortyna, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: canis, Varius ap. Macr. S. 6, 2: stabula, Verg. E. 6, 60: spicula, id. A. 11, 773: arbiter, i. e. Minos, Stat. Th. 4, 530: aliger, i. e. Dœdalus, Aus. Idyll. 10, 300.—In Plur.: Gortȳnii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gortyna, Gortynians, Liv. 33, 3; 37, 60.—
B. Gortȳnĭăcus, a, um, adj., Gortynian, Cretan: arcus, Ov. M. 7, 778. —
C. Gortȳnis, ĭdis, f., adj., the same: arundo, Luc. 6, 214.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γόρτῡν (Górtūn).

Descendants
  • TranslingualGortyna

Quick answers

What does Gortȳna mean in Latin?
Gortȳna, a proper noun, means “An important city of Crete”.
What is the genitive of Gortȳna?
The genitive singular is Gortȳnae. Gortȳna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Gortȳna?
In classical Latin, [ɡɔrˈtyː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡorˈtiː.na].