λοχαγός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λοχηγός (lokhēgós) — Ionic

Etymology

Compound of λόχος (lókhos, “a file in the phalanx”) +‎ ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Noun

λοχᾱγός • (lokhāgós) m (genitive λοχᾱγοῦ); second declension

1. (military) leader of an armed band, especially the commander of a company (100 men)

Descendants

• → Italian: locago

Greek

Noun

λοχαγός • (lochagós) m or f (plural λοχαγοί)

1. (military) the rank of captain in the British and US armies with the NATO grade OF-2

   Synonym: (abbreviation) λγος (lgos)

Declension

declension of λοχαγός

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	λοχαγός •	λοχαγοί •
genitive	λοχαγού •	λοχαγών •
accusative	λοχαγό •	λοχαγούς •
vocative	λοχαγέ •	λοχαγοί •

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:Greek military ranks

Further reading

• λοχαγός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el