gyrovagus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From gȳrus (“circle”) + vagus (“wandering”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡyːˈro.u̯a.ɡus/, [ɡyːˈrou̯äɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈro.va.ɡus/, [d͡ʒiˈrɔːväɡus]
Adjective edit
gȳrovagus (feminine gȳrovaga, neuter gȳrovagum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Medieval Latin) wandering in circles or aimlessly
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | gȳrovagus | gȳrovaga | gȳrovagum | gȳrovagī | gȳrovagae | gȳrovaga | |
| Genitive | gȳrovagī | gȳrovagae | gȳrovagī | gȳrovagōrum | gȳrovagārum | gȳrovagōrum | |
| Dative | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagīs | ||||
| Accusative | gȳrovagum | gȳrovagam | gȳrovagum | gȳrovagōs | gȳrovagās | gȳrovaga | |
| Ablative | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagā | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagīs | |||
| Vocative | gȳrovage | gȳrovaga | gȳrovagum | gȳrovagī | gȳrovagae | gȳrovaga | |
Noun edit
gȳrovagus m (genitive gȳrovagī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a monk who would wander from place to place, seeking hospitality
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gȳrovagus | gȳrovagī |
| Genitive | gȳrovagī | gȳrovagōrum |
| Dative | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagīs |
| Accusative | gȳrovagum | gȳrovagōs |
| Ablative | gȳrovagō | gȳrovagīs |
| Vocative | gȳrovage | gȳrovagī |