choragus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin chorāgus, from Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).
Noun edit
choragus (plural choragi)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
References edit
- “choragus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).
Noun edit
chorāgus m (genitive chorāgī); second declension
- The person in charge of a chorus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chorāgus | chorāgī |
| Genitive | chorāgī | chorāgōrum |
| Dative | chorāgō | chorāgīs |
| Accusative | chorāgum | chorāgōs |
| Ablative | chorāgō | chorāgīs |
| Vocative | chorāge | chorāgī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “choragus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- choragus 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)
- choragus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.