LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

onager

onager m (genitive onagrī)
Classical[ˈɔ.na.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.na.d͡ʒer]

Meaning

  1. masculinewild ass; onager
  2. masculineonager (type of military engine)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeonageronagrī
genitiveonagrīonagrōrum
dativeonagrōonagrīs
accusativeonagrumonagrōs
ablativeonagrōonagrīs
vocativeonageronagrī

ŏnăger and ŏnā^grus, i, m., = ὄναγρος,
I. a wild ass, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 3; cf. Col. 6, 37, 3; Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 174: timidi, Verg. G. 3, 409: pulcher, Mart. 13, 100, 1; Vulg. Psa. 103, 11; id. Osee, 8, 9.—
II. Transf., a military engine for discharging large stones, Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Amm. 23, 4, 4.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ὄνος(ónos)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵr̥yos
  5. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρῐος(ắgrĭos)
  6. Latinonager

Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros)bor. Latin onager Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos, “wild”).

Descendants
  • Frenchonagre
  • Italianonagro
  • Portugueseonagro
  • Spanishonagro
  • Englishonager

Quick answers

What does onager mean in Latin?
onager, a noun, means “wild ass; onager; onager (type of military engine)”.
What is the genitive of onager?
The genitive singular is onagrī. onager is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce onager?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔ.na.ɡɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.na.d͡ʒer].
Where does onager come from?
Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵr̥yos → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos) → Latin onager.