agaga
See also: agāga
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Ancient Greek *ἀγαγᾶς (*agagâs), from reduplicated present of ἄγω (ágō, “lead”) (compare ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading”)), possibly via Etruscan *𐌀𐌂𐌀𐌂𐌀 (*acaca).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.ɡa/, [ˈäɡäɡä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.ɡa/, [ˈäːɡäɡä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | agaga | agagae |
| Genitive | agagae | agagārum |
| Dative | agagae | agagīs |
| Accusative | agagam | agagās |
| Ablative | agagā | agagīs |
| Vocative | agaga | agagae |
Related terms
- agagula
References
- agaga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Breyer, Gertrud (1993) Etruskisches Sprachgut im Lateinischen unter Ausschluß des spezifisch onomastischen Bereiches (Orientalia Analecta Lovaniensia; 53), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oriëntalistiek, →ISBN, pages 161–62
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ɡà.ɡà/
Adverb
àgàgà
- especially
- akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yìí fẹ́ràn ẹ̀kọ́, àgàgà t'ó tún jẹ́ ọ̀fẹ́ ― The student loves education, especially now that it is free
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