Pygela

Latin

Alternative forms

• Phygela

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύγελα (Púgela).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.ɡe.la/, [ˈpʏɡɛɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.d͡ʒe.la/, [ˈpiːd͡ʒelä]

Proper noun

Pygela f sg (genitive Pygelae); first declension

1. A town of Ionia situated to the south of Ephesus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pygela
Genitive	Pygelae
Dative	Pygelae
Accusative	Pygelam
Ablative	Pygelā
Vocative	Pygela
Locative	Pygelae

References

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