Sargon

See also: ŝarĝon and Sargón

English

Etymology

From Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn.

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Proper noun

Sargon

  1. An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.
  2. Either of two Assyrian kings.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαργών (Sargṓn), derived from Biblical Hebrew סַרְגוֹן (Sargón) (Isaiah 20:1), from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sargōn m sg (genitive Sargonis or Sargōn); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

  1. (biblical) Sargon, an Assyrian ruler

Declension

Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sargōn
genitive Sargonis
Sargōn
dative Sargonī
Sargōn
accusative Sargona
Sargōn
ablative Sargone
Sargōn
vocative Sargōn