LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gȳrovagus1

gȳrovagus m (genitive gȳrovagī)
Classical[ɡyːˈrɔ.wa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒiˈrɔː.va.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina monk who would wander from place to place, seeking hospitality

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegȳrovagusgȳrovagī
genitivegȳrovagīgȳrovagōrum
dativegȳrovagōgȳrovagīs
accusativegȳrovagumgȳrovagōs
ablativegȳrovagōgȳrovagīs
vocativegȳrovagegȳrovagī

Origins

From gȳrus (“circle”) + vagus (“wandering”).

Descendants
  • Englishgyrovague
  • Frenchgyrovague
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
gȳrovagus2
gȳrovagus (feminine gȳrovaga, neuter gȳrovagum)
Classical[ɡyːˈrɔ.wa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒiˈrɔː.va.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivewandering in circles or aimlessly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegȳrovagusgȳrovagagȳrovagum
genitivegȳrovagīgȳrovagaegȳrovagī
dativegȳrovagōgȳrovagaegȳrovagō
accusativegȳrovagumgȳrovagamgȳrovagum
ablativegȳrovagōgȳrovagāgȳrovagō
vocativegȳrovagegȳrovagagȳrovagum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegȳrovagīgȳrovagaegȳrovaga
genitivegȳrovagōrumgȳrovagārumgȳrovagōrum
dativegȳrovagīsgȳrovagīsgȳrovagīs
accusativegȳrovagōsgȳrovagāsgȳrovaga
ablativegȳrovagīsgȳrovagīsgȳrovagīs
vocativegȳrovagīgȳrovagaegȳrovaga

Origins

From gȳrus (“circle”) + vagus (“wandering”).

In English words that came into English from gȳrovagus

  • gyrovaguegȳrovagus

Quick answers

What does gȳrovagus mean in Latin?
gȳrovagus, a noun, means “a monk who would wander from place to place, seeking hospitality”.
What is the genitive of gȳrovagus?
The genitive singular is gȳrovagī. gȳrovagus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gȳrovagus?
In classical Latin, [ɡyːˈrɔ.wa.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒiˈrɔː.va.ɡus].