LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

chōrographus

chōrographus m (genitive chōrographī)
Classical[kʰoːˈrɔ.ɡra.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrɔː.ɡra.fus]

Meaning

  1. chorographer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechōrographuschōrographī
genitivechōrographīchōrographōrum
dativechōrographōchōrographīs
accusativechōrographumchōrographōs
ablativechōrographōchōrographīs
vocativechōrographechōrographī

chōrŏgrăphus, i, m., = χωρογράφος,
I. one who describes countries, a geographer, Vitr. 8, 2, 6 Schneid. (others read, instead of chorographis, chorographiis, from chorographia, q. v.).

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χώρα(khṓra)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greek γράφω(gráphō)
  5. Ancient Greek -γράφος(-gráphos)
  6. Latinchōrographus

Ancient Greek χωρογράφος (khōrográphos)bor. Latin chorographus Borrowed from Ancient Greek χωρογράφος (khōrográphos). By surface analysis, chōra + -graphus.

Descendants
  • Catalancorògraf
  • Frenchchorographe
  • Italiancorografo
  • Portuguesecorógráfo
  • Spanishcorógráfo

In English words that came into English from chōrographus

  • chorographerchōrographus

Quick answers

What does chōrographus mean in Latin?
chōrographus, a noun, means “chorographer”.
What is the genitive of chōrographus?
The genitive singular is chōrographī. chōrographus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce chōrographus?
In classical Latin, [kʰoːˈrɔ.ɡra.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrɔː.ɡra.fus].
Where does chōrographus come from?
Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra) → Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- → Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō → Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) → Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos) → Latin chōrographus.