gurges
English
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) (whence also vorō). Compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gargara, “whirlpool, eddy; water-jar; subterranean drain”), Ancient Greek γόργυρα (górgura, “underground drain; water-pot; trough”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡur.ɡes/, [ˈɡʊr.ɡɛs]
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gurges | gurgitēs |
| Genitive | gurgitis | gurgitum |
| Dative | gurgitī | gurgitibus |
| Accusative | gurgitem | gurgitēs |
| Ablative | gurgite | gurgitibus |
| Vocative | gurges | gurgitēs |
References
- gurges in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gurges in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gurges in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- gurges in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be drowned in the eddies: gurgitibus hauriri
- to be drowned in the eddies: gurgitibus hauriri
- gurges in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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