isagoge
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īsagōgē, from Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, “lead-in”), from εἰς (eis, “into”) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “to lead”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
isagoge (plural isagoges)
- An introduction, especially (particularly capitalized) Porphyry's introduction to the works of Aristotle.
Synonyms edit
- preface, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword
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Italian edit
Noun edit
isagoge f (plural isagogi)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, “lead-in”), from εἰς (eis, “into”) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “to lead”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iː.saˈɡoː.ɡeː/, [iːs̠äˈɡoːɡeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.saˈɡo.d͡ʒe/, [is̬äˈɡɔːd͡ʒe]
Noun edit
īsagōgē f (genitive īsagōgēs); first declension
- An isagoge: an introduction
- 1756, Johann Matthias Gesner, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Primae Lineae Isagoges in Eruditionem Universalem
- Introductions of a First Line into Universal Knowledge
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | īsagōgē | īsagōgae |
| Genitive | īsagōgēs | īsagōgārum |
| Dative | īsagōgae | īsagōgīs |
| Accusative | īsagōgēn | īsagōgās |
| Ablative | īsagōgē | īsagōgīs |
| Vocative | īsagōgē | īsagōgae |
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References edit
- “isagoge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- isagoge in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.