choragus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin chorāgus, from Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, chorus) +‎ ἄγω (ágō, to lead).

Noun

choragus (plural choragi)

  1. (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.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, chorus) +‎ ἄγω (ágō, to lead).

Noun

chorāgus m (genitive chorāgī); second declension

  1. chorus leader (the person in charge of a chorus)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chorāgus chorāgī
genitive chorāgī chorāgōrum
dative chorāgō chorāgīs
accusative chorāgum chorāgōs
ablative chorāgō chorāgīs
vocative chorāge chorāgī

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