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Ortygia in a sentence

Ortygia meaning

A small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.

Using Ortygia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.
  • In the example corpus, ortygia often appears in combinations such as: ortygia and, of ortygia.

Context around Ortygia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Ortygia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

island of ortygia and that 2× delos or ortygia in the 1× fortress on ortygia and 22 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the end 1× another variation states 1× but the island 1× mythographers agree that 1×

Common sentence endings:

birth to apollo 2× all of syracuse 1× gave birth there 1×

Words around Ortygia

Just before it in the word index:

ortye 2 ortutay 2 ortt 3 ortrud 10 ortonville 2 ortona 5

Just after it in the word index:

oru 39 orua 3 orubebe 3 orubia 2 oruche 3 oruj 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Ortygia

  • In this selection, "ortygia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include island of ortygia and that and delos or ortygia in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ortygia" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ortygia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But the island of Delos (or Ortygia in the Homeric Hymn to Artemis ) disobeyed Hera, and Leto gave birth there. (20 words)

After the end of the conflict Dionysius built a massive fortress on Ortygia and 22 km-long walls around all of Syracuse. (22 words)

Another variation states that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Mythographers agree that Artemis was born first and then assisted with the birth of Apollo, or that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo. (47 words)

Another variation states that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo. (34 words)

After the end of the conflict Dionysius built a massive fortress on Ortygia and 22 km-long walls around all of Syracuse. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

After the end of the conflict Dionysius built a massive fortress on Ortygia and 22 km-long walls around all of Syracuse.

Another variation states that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo.

But the island of Delos (or Ortygia in the Homeric Hymn to Artemis ) disobeyed Hera, and Leto gave birth there.

Mythographers agree that Artemis was born first and then assisted with the birth of Apollo, or that Artemis was born one day before Apollo, on the island of Ortygia and that she helped Leto cross the sea to Delos the next day to give birth to Apollo.

Common combinations with ortygia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ortygia" in a sentence?
An example: "After the end of the conflict Dionysius built a massive fortress on Ortygia and 22 km-long walls around all of Syracuse." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ortygia" from authentic English texts.
What does "ortygia" mean?
Ortygia means: A small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.
How many example sentences with "ortygia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ortygia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.