noun · femininesecond declension
hippagōgī
hippagōgī f pl (genitive hippagōgōrum)
Classical[hɪp.paˈɡoː.ɡiː]Ecclesiastical[ip.paˈɡɔː.d͡ʒi]
Meaning
- vessels for transporting horses; cavalry transports
quinque et triginta naves, quas hippagogus vocant, ab Elaea profectae cum equitibus Gallis equisque Phanas
27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 44.28.7
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | hippagōgī |
| genitive | — | hippagōgōrum |
| dative | — | hippagōgīs |
| accusative | — | hippagōgūs |
| ablative | — | hippagōgīs |
| vocative | — | hippagōgī |
hippăgōgi, ōrum (Gr. acc.-gūs,
I. v. infra), f., = ἱππαγωγοί, vessels for transporting horses, cavalry-transports:
quinque et triginta naves, quas hippagogus vocant, ab Elea profectae, cum equitibus Gallis equisque, Liv. 44, 28, 7; cf. hippagines and hippegus.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hippagōgī acc. ūs, f
, ἱππαγωγοί, vessels for carrying horses, cavalry-transports, L.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππᾰγωγοί (hĭppăgōgoí, plural adjective of ῐ̔ππᾰγωγός (hĭppăgōgós, “carrying horses”)).