Helgas

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhel.ɡas/, [ˈhɛɫ̪ɡäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.ɡas/, [ˈɛlɡäs]

Proper noun

Helgas f sg (genitive Helgadis); third declension

1. A town of Bithynia also called Germanicopolis

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Helgas
Genitive	Helgadis
Dative	Helgadī
Accusative	Helgadem
Ablative	Helgade
Vocative	Helgas
Locative	Helgadī Helgade

References

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