Perga

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Pergē

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέργη (Pérgē).

Proper noun

Perga f sg (genitive Pergae); first declension

  1. A city of Pamphylia situated between the rivers Catarrhactes and Cestrus and famous for the worship of Artemis

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Perga
Genitive Pergae
Dative Pergae
Accusative Pergam
Ablative Pergā
Vocative Perga
Locative Pergae

Derived terms
  • Pergaeus
  • Pergensis

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