Erginus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐργῖνος (Ergînos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /erˈɡiː.nus/, [ɛrˈɡiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈd͡ʒi.nus/, [erˈd͡ʒiːnus]

Proper noun

Ergīnus m sg (genitive Ergīnī); second declension

1. A tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Ergene

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ergīnus
Genitive	Ergīnī
Dative	Ergīnō
Accusative	Ergīnum
Ablative	Ergīnō
Vocative	Ergīne

References

• Erginus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Erginus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly