Morgetes

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μόργητες (Mórgētes), likely of Italic origin; probably related to Morgantia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /morˈɡeː.tes/, [mɔrˈɡeːt̪ɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /morˈd͡ʒe.tes/, [morˈd͡ʒɛːt̪es]

Proper noun

Morgētēs m pl (genitive Morgētium); third declension

1. An ancient tribe among the earliest inhabitants of southern Italy

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Morgētēs
Genitive	Morgētium
Dative	Morgētibus
Accusative	Morgētēs Morgētīs
Ablative	Morgētibus
Vocative	Morgētēs

References

• Morgetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Morgetes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• De Juliis: De Juliis, E.M., Magna Grecia, Edipuglia, Bari, 1996.