LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

mystagōgus

mystagōgus m (genitive mystagōgī)
Classical[mys.taˈɡoː.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[mis.taˈɡɔː.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. mystagogue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemystagōgusmystagōgī
genitivemystagōgīmystagōgōrum
dativemystagōgōmystagōgīs
accusativemystagōgummystagōgōs
ablativemystagōgōmystagōgīs
vocativemystagōgemystagōgī

mўstăgōgus, i, m., = μυσταγωγός,
I. one who conducts a person through secret and sacred places as a guide, an initiator, a mystagogue, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59, § 132.— Trop.: amicitiae meae, te mystagogo usus, accessit, the founder, Symm. Ep. 5, 64.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μυσταγωγός (mustagōgós).

Descendants
  • Englishmystagogue
  • Frenchmystagogue
  • GermanMystagoge
  • Italianmistagogo
  • Portuguesemistagogo
  • Romanianmistagog
  • Dutchmystagoog

In English words that came into English from mystagōgus

  • mystagoguemystagōgus

Quick answers

What does mystagōgus mean in Latin?
mystagōgus, a noun, means “mystagogue”.
What is the genitive of mystagōgus?
The genitive singular is mystagōgī. mystagōgus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mystagōgus?
In classical Latin, [mys.taˈɡoː.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mis.taˈɡɔː.ɡus].