LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ortygia

Ortygia f sg (genitive Ortygiae)
Classical[ɔrˈty.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[orˈtiː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA small island situated in front of the great harbour of Syracusae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrtygia—
genitiveOrtygiae—
dativeOrtygiae—
accusativeOrtygiam—
ablativeOrtygiā—
vocativeOrtygia—

ortўgĭa or ortўga, ae, f. ὄρτυξ,
I. a quail, Hyg. Fab. 53.
Ortўgĭa, ae, or Ortўgĭē, ēs, f., = Ὀρτυγία.
I. Another name for the isle of Delos, Serv. Verg. A. 3, 72; Ov. M. 15, 337; Fest. p. 183 Müll.—Hence, Ortў-gĭus, a, um, adj., Ortygian: dea, i. e. Diana, Ov. M. 1, 694: boves, of Apollo, bred in Delos, id. F. 5, 692.—
II. An island which forms a part of the city of Syracuse, now Siracusa, Verg. A. 3, 694; Ov. M. 5, 499; id. F. 4, 471.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρτυγία (Ortugía), itself from ὄρτυξ (órtux, “quail”).

Descendants
  • EnglishOrtygia
  • ItalianOrtigia
  • SicilianArticia
  • SicilianArtiggia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOrtygiaOrtygia (Ὀρτυγία), a surname of Artemis, derived from the island of Ortygia, the ancient name for Delos, or an island off Syracuse (Ov. Met. 1.694). T…

Quick answers

What does Ortygia mean in Latin?
Ortygia, a proper noun, means “A small island situated in front of the great harbour of Syracusae”.
What is the genitive of Ortygia?
The genitive singular is Ortygiae. Ortygia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ortygia?
In classical Latin, [ɔrˈty.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈtiː.d͡ʒi.a].