caragius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Possibly related to charactē̆r (“sign”), i.e. magical sign.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈra.ɡi.us/, [käˈräɡiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈra.d͡ʒi.us/, [käˈräːd͡ʒius]
Noun edit
caragius m (genitive caragiī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caragius | caragiī |
| Genitive | caragiī | caragiōrum |
| Dative | caragiō | caragiīs |
| Accusative | caragium | caragiōs |
| Ablative | caragiō | caragiīs |
| Vocative | caragie | caragiī |
References edit
- caragius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- caragius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “caragus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 142
- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “caragus”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 99