LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

plantāgō

plantāgō f (genitive plantāginis)
Classical[pɫanˈtaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[planˈtaː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. the plantain, especially the greater plantain (Plantago major)
  2. Medieval Latina field or other place planted with vines, a vineyard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplantāgōplantāginēs
genitiveplantāginisplantāginum
dativeplantāginīplantāginibus
accusativeplantāginemplantāginēs
ablativeplantāgineplantāginibus
vocativeplantāgōplantāginēs

plantāgo, ĭnis, f.,
I. a plantain, Plin. 25, 8, 39, § 80.

Origins

planta (“a sprout”, “a shoot”; “a young tree or shrub that may be transplanted”, “a set”, “a slip”, “a cutting”) + -āgō

Descendants
  • Catalanplantatge
  • Englishplantain
  • Frenchplantain
  • Italianpiantaggine
  • Occitanplantatge
  • Portuguesechantagemfrom Old Galician-Portuguese *chantagẽe
  • Portuguesetanchagemfrom Old Galician-Portuguese *chantagẽe
  • Portuguesetansagemfrom Old Galician-Portuguese *chantagẽe
  • Portugueseplantago
  • Romanianpătlagină

In English words that came into English from plantāgō

  • plantainplantāgō

Quick answers

What does plantāgō mean in Latin?
plantāgō, a noun, means “the plantain, especially the greater plantain (Plantago major); a field or other place planted with vines, a vineyard”.
What is the genitive of plantāgō?
The genitive singular is plantāginis. plantāgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce plantāgō?
In classical Latin, [pɫanˈtaː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [planˈtaː.ɡo].