Gorgo

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡor.ɡoː/, [ˈɡɔrɡoː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡor.ɡo/, [ˈɡɔrɡo]

Proper noun

Gorgō f (genitive Gorgonis); third declension

the Gorgons, daughters of Phorcus whose hair consisted of snakes

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Gorgō	Gorgonēs
Genitive	Gorgonis	Gorgonum
Dative	Gorgonī	Gorgonibus
Accusative	Gorgonem	Gorgonēs
Ablative	Gorgone	Gorgonibus
Vocative	Gorgō	Gorgonēs

References

“Gorgo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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