"Agrigento" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /a.ɡriˈd͡ʒɛn.to/
Rhymes: -ɛnto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at the edge”). Doublet of Girgenti. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|Agrigentum}} Borrowed from Latin Agrigentum, {{der|it|grc|Ἀκράγᾱς|Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ}} Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), {{doublet|it|Girgenti}} Doublet of Girgenti Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Agrigento f
  1. Agrigento (a province and city in Sicily, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Sicily, Italy, Places in Italy, Places in Sicily, Italy, Provinces of Italy Synonyms: Girgenti Derived forms: agrigentino
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