Bagoas

See also: bágoas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαγώας (Bagṓas), itself from Old Iranian *Bagāvahyā.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bagōās m sg (genitive Bagōae); first declension

  1. A eunuch and friend of Alexander the Great

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

singular
nominative Bagōās
genitive Bagōae
dative Bagōae
accusative Bagōān
ablative Bagōā
vocative Bagōā

References

  • Bagoas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Bagoas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray