LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Magō

Magō m sg (genitive Magōnis)
Classical[ˈma.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. a town in Minorca, Balearic Islands, now Mahon
  2. A Carthaginian male name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMagō—
genitiveMagōnis—
dativeMagōnī—
accusativeMagōnem—
ablativeMagōne—
vocativeMagō—
locativeMagōnī
Magōne		—

Māgo and Māgon, ōnis, m., Μάγων.
I. A Carthaginian, the brother of Hannibal, Nep. Hann. 7, 4; 8, 2; Liv. 21, 47; 4, 6; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 49; Sil. 11, 556; and perhaps also id. 4, 564.—
II. Another Carthaginian, the author of a work on agriculture, which was afterwards translated into Latin by order of the Roman Senate, Cic. Or. 1, 58, 249; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 10; Col. 1, 1, 13; Plin. 18, 3, 5, § 22.—
III. A son of Hamilcar the elder, Just. 19, 2, 1.—
IV. A town in the Balearic islands, now Port Mahon, Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 77.

Origins

Borrowed from Punic 𐤌𐤂‬𐤍 (mg‬n).

Descendants
  • CatalanMaó
  • Frenchmayonnaisefrom Catalan Maó
  • Englishmayonnaisefrom Catalan Maó
  • EnglishMago
  • ItalianMagone
  • SpanishMahón
  • SicilianMaguni

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMagoMago. 5. Son of Hamilcar Barca, and brother of the famous Harnibal. He was the youngest of the three brothers, and must have been quite a youth when h…

Quick answers

What does Magō mean in Latin?
Magō, a proper noun, means “a town in Minorca, Balearic Islands, now Mahon; A Carthaginian male name”.
What is the genitive of Magō?
The genitive singular is Magōnis. Magō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Magō?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.ɡo].