Tergeste

See also: tergeste

Latin

Etymology

From Illyrian *tergitio (“merchant”) or *terg (“market, marketplace”). Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Ultimately, from a Balkan substrate, compare Romanian târg (“market”), Albanian tregtar (“merchant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈɡes.te/, [t̪ɛrˈɡɛs̠t̪ɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈd͡ʒes.te/, [t̪erˈd͡ʒɛst̪e]

Proper noun

Tergeste n sg (genitive Tergestis); third declension

  1. A city of Venetia situated on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, now Trieste

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, parisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tergeste
Genitive Tergestis
Dative Tergestī
Accusative Tergeste
Ablative Tergeste
Vocative Tergeste
Locative Tergestī
Tergeste

Derived terms

  • Tergestīnus

References

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