"Ortygian" meaning in English

See Ortygian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Ortygian [comparative], most Ortygian [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Ortygian (comparative more Ortygian, superlative most Ortygian)
  1. Of or relating to the island of Ortygia.
    Sense id: en-Ortygian-en-adj-j0BIfnmU

Noun

Forms: Ortygians [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ortygian (plural Ortygians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Ortygia.
    Sense id: en-Ortygian-en-noun-Dq0GS3HA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

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