choragium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χορήγιον (khorḗgion), from χορηγός (khorēgós, “chorus leader”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰoˈraː.ɡi.um/, [kʰɔˈräːɡiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈra.d͡ʒi.um/, [koˈräːd͡ʒium]
Noun edit
chorāgium m (genitive chorāgiī or chorāgī); second declension
- the preparing and bringing out of a chorus
- stage apparatus, scenery and costumes
- (by extension) pomp
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chorāgium | chorāgia |
| Genitive | chorāgiī chorāgī1 |
chorāgiōrum |
| Dative | chorāgiō | chorāgiīs |
| Accusative | chorāgium | chorāgia |
| Ablative | chorāgiō | chorāgiīs |
| Vocative | chorāgium | chorāgia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms edit
References edit
- “choragium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “choragium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers