Astigi

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ti.ɡi/, [ˈäs̠t̪ɪɡɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ti.d͡ʒi/, [ˈäst̪id͡ʒi]

Proper noun

Astigi n (indeclinable)

1. An important city in Hispania Baetica, now Écija

Usage notes

• The noun is not totally indeclinable because an accusative Astigim is attested.

Derived terms

• Astigītānus

Descendants

• Mozarabic: [Term?]
  • → Spanish: Écija
• → Arabic: إِسْتِجَة (ʔistija), أَسْتِجَة (ʔastija)

References

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