LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

agāsō

agāsō m (genitive agāsōnis)
Classical[aˈɡaː.soː]Ecclesiastical[aˈɡaː.s̬o]

Meaning

  1. a driver, especially one who drives and takes care of horses; groom, hostler, stable boy
    […]: mulis strata detrahi iubet binisque tantum centunculis relictis agasones partim captivis, partim aegrorum armis ornatos imponit.[…] : he orders the mules to be stripped off their saddles and, leaving them only some two small pieces of patchwork to be sat on, be mounted with their muleteers carrying weapons taken from either the prisoners or the sick.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 7.14
  2. a (low) servant, lackey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagāsōagāsōnēs
genitiveagāsōnisagāsōnum
dativeagāsōnīagāsōnibus
accusativeagāsōnemagāsōnēs
ablativeagāsōneagāsōnibus
vocativeagāsōagāsōnēs

ăgāso, ōnis, m. ago, as Sanscr. agas from ag; v. ago,
I. a driver, but esp. one who drives and takes care of horses, a hostler, groom, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 11: duo equi cum agasonibus, Liv. 43, 5: agasonem cum equo, Plin. 35, 11, 40, n. 29.—
II. Contemptuously, a low servant, lackey: si patinam frangat agaso, Hor. S. 2, 8, 72; Pers. 5, 76.

Origins

Possibly from Etruscan.

Descendants
  • Italianagasone
  • Sardinianagasone
  • Sardinianasone
  • Sardinianbasone
  • Sardinianbasoni
  • Sardiniangasone

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAgasoAgaso a groom, a slave whose business it was to take care of the horses. (Plaut. Mere. 5.2, 11; Liv. 43.5; Plin. Nat. 35.134.) The word is also used f…

Quick answers

What does agāsō mean in Latin?
agāsō, a noun, means “a driver, especially one who drives and takes care of horses; groom, hostler, stable boy; a (low) servant, lackey”.
What is the genitive of agāsō?
The genitive singular is agāsōnis. agāsō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce agāsō?
In classical Latin, [aˈɡaː.soː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈɡaː.s̬o].