LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ecloga

ecloga f (genitive eclogae)
Classical[ˈɛ.kɫɔ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.klo.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. feminineA short passage of writing from a longer work; an excerpt.
  2. feminineAn eclogue.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeclogaeclogae
genitiveeclogaeeclogārum
dativeeclogaeeclogīs
accusativeeclogameclogās
ablativeeclogāeclogīs
vocativeeclogaeclogae

eclŏga, ae, f., = ἐκλογή,
I. a selection, consisting of the finest passages, from a written composition.
I. In gen.: eclogas ex Annali descriptas, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 97 P.—
II. In partic., a short poem of any kind, like the poems in the Sylvae of Statius; cf. Stat. S. 3 praef.; 4 praef.; the Idyls of Ausonius; cf. Aus. Idyll. 10 praef.; the Odes of Horace, id. ib. 11 praef., and in many MSS. of Horace; and in the grammarians the Bucolica of Vergil are also called Eclogae, Eclogues; cf. Heyne de Carm. Bucol. in Verg. Opp. ed. Wagn. I. p. 18.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”).

Descendants
  • Englisheclogue
  • Frenchéglogue
  • Italianecloga
  • Italianegloga
  • Spanishégloga
  • Finnisheklogi

In English words that came into English from ecloga

  • eclogueecloga

Quick answers

What does ecloga mean in Latin?
ecloga, a noun, means “A short passage of writing from a longer work; an excerpt.; An eclogue.”.
What is the genitive of ecloga?
The genitive singular is eclogae. ecloga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ecloga?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.kɫɔ.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.klo.ɡa].