LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

chorāgus

chorāgus m (genitive chorāgī)

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechorāguschorāgī
genitivechorāgīchorāgōrum
dativechorāgōchorāgīs
accusativechorāgumchorāgōs
ablativechorāgōchorāgīs
vocativechorāgechorāgī

chŏrāgus, i, m., = χορηγός,
I. he who had the care of the chorus and the supplies necessary for it, the choragus, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 79; id. Trin. 4, 2, 16; id. Curc. 4, 1.—
II. Transf., he who pays the cost of a banquet, Poët. ap. Suet. Aug. 70 Ruhnk.

Origins

Borrowed from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós).

Descendants
  • Englishchoragus
  • Italiancorago
  • Middle Frenchchorague

Quick answers

What does chorāgus mean in Latin?
chorāgus, a noun, means “chorus leader (the person in charge of a chorus)”.
What is the genitive of chorāgus?
The genitive singular is chorāgī. chorāgus is masculine, second declension.