Gargara

See also: gargara and gárgara

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάργαρα (Gárgara).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡar.ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡärɡärä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡar.ɡa.ra/, [ˈɡärɡärä]

Proper noun

Gargara n pl (genitive Gargarōrum); second declension

One of the heights of Mount Ida in Troas
A town situated at the foot of this mountain

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Gargara
Genitive	Gargarōrum
Dative	Gargarīs
Accusative	Gargara
Ablative	Gargarīs
Vocative	Gargara
Locative	Gargarīs

Derived terms

Gargaricus

References

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

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