LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ortōna

Ortōna f sg (genitive Ortōnae)
Classical[ɔrˈtoː.na]Ecclesiastical[orˈtɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. a city in Latium, situated near the borders with the territory of the Aequi
  2. A town of the Frentani situated on the Adriatic coast, now Ortona

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrtōna—
genitiveOrtōnae—
dativeOrtōnae—
accusativeOrtōnam—
ablativeOrtōnā—
vocativeOrtōna—
locativeOrtōnae—

Ortōna, ae, f.,
I. the capital city and port of the Frentani in Latium, now Ortona, Liv. 2, 43, 2; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106 (Jan. Hortona).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOrtonaOrtona (Ὄρτων). 1. An ancient city of Latium, situated on the confines of the Aequian territory. It is twice mentioned during the wars of the Romans w…

Quick answers

What does Ortōna mean in Latin?
Ortōna, a proper noun, means “a city in Latium, situated near the borders with the territory of the Aequi; A town of the Frentani situated on the Adriatic coast, now Ortona”.
What is the genitive of Ortōna?
The genitive singular is Ortōnae. Ortōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ortōna?
In classical Latin, [ɔrˈtoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈtɔː.na].