Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Αἰγύλιον (Aigúlion), probably from αἴξ (aíx, goat).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Igilium n sg (genitive Igiliī or Igilī); second declension

  1. An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now the Giglio island

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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