proper noun · neuterthird declension
Tergeste
Tergeste n sg (genitive Tergestis)
Classical[tɛrˈɡɛs.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[terˈd͡ʒɛs.te]
Meaning
- neutersingularA city of Venetia situated on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, now Trieste
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tergeste | — |
| genitive | Tergestis | — |
| dative | Tergestī | — |
| accusative | Tergeste | — |
| ablative | Tergeste | — |
| vocative | Tergeste | — |
| locative | Tergestī Tergeste | — |
Tergeste, is, n.,
I. the northernmost town on the coast of Istria, the mod. Trieste, Mel. 2, 4, 3; Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 127; Vell. 2, 110, 4. —Called also Tergestum, Mel. 2, 3, 13. —Hence, Tergestīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tergeste, Tergestine. sinus, the mod. Golfo di Trieste, Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 127.—Plur subst. Tergestīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tergeste, the Terges tines, Hirt B G 8, 24.
Origins
Usually assumed to be connected with Albanian treg, Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tìrgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Ultimately from an Illyrian substrate, derived from the hypothetical Illyrian *terg. Compare Albanian tregtar (“merchant”), Romanian târg (“market”).