LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

stratēgus

stratēgus m (genitive stratēgī)
Classical[straˈteː.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[straˈtɛː.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. The leader or commander of an army; a general.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestratēgusstratēgī
genitivestratēgīstratēgōrum
dativestratēgōstratēgīs
accusativestratēgumstratēgōs
ablativestratēgōstratēgīs
vocativestratēgestratēgī

strătēgus, i, m., = στρατηγός. *
I. Lit., a military leader, general, commander: nec strategus, nec tyrannus quisquam, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 6.—*
II. Transf., the presider, president at a banquet: strategum te facio huic convivio, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 20; 5, 4, 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*str̥tós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*strətós
  5. Ancient Greek στρατός(stratós)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ágō
  9. Ancient Greek ἄγω(ágō)
  10. Ancient Greek -ος(-os)
  11. Latinstratēgus

Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)bor. Latin stratēgus Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”).

Descendants
  • Englishstrategus
  • Frenchstratège
  • Catalanestrategfrom French stratège
  • GermanStrategefrom French stratège
  • Portugueseestrategafrom French stratège
  • Spanishestrategafrom French stratège
  • Frenchstratègue
  • Italianstratego

In English words that came into English from stratēgus

  • strategusstratēgus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesStrategusStrategus (στρατηγὸς) was the title applied to the chief military commanders in inmost of the constitutional governments of Greece; as a rule they had…

Quick answers

What does stratēgus mean in Latin?
stratēgus, a noun, means “The leader or commander of an army; a general.”.
What is the genitive of stratēgus?
The genitive singular is stratēgī. stratēgus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce stratēgus?
In classical Latin, [straˈteː.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [straˈtɛː.ɡus].
Where does stratēgus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ster- → Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *str̥tós → Proto-Hellenic *strətós → Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti → Proto-Hellenic *ágō → Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō) → Ancient Greek -ος (-os) → Latin stratēgus.