LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

synagōga

synagōga f (genitive synagōgae)
Classical[sy.naˈɡoː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[si.naˈɡɔː.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. congregation (of Jews)
  2. synagogue

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynagōgasynagōgae
genitivesynagōgaesynagōgārum
dativesynagōgaesynagōgīs
accusativesynagōgamsynagōgās
ablativesynagōgāsynagōgīs
vocativesynagōgasynagōgae

sўnăgōga, ae, f., = συναγωγή,
I. a congregation, synagogue of Jews, Tert. adv. Jud. 8; id. adv. Marc. 3, 22; Schol. Juv. 6, 159.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greek σύν(sún)
  6. Ancient Greek συν-(sun-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ágō
  10. Ancient Greek ἄγω(ágō)
  11. Ancient Greek συνάγω(sunágō)
  12. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  13. Ancient Greek -ή(-ḗ)
  14. Latinsynagōga

Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ)bor. Latin synagōga Borrowed from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ).

Descendants
  • Catalansinagoga
  • Italiansinagoga
  • Frenchsynagoguefrom Old French synagoge
  • GermanSynagogefrom Old French synagoge
  • Englishsynagoguefrom Old French synagoge
  • Romaniansinagogă
  • Spanishsinagoga
  • Portuguesesinagogafrom Old Galician-Portuguese sinagoga
  • Asturiansinagoga
  • Judeo-Arabicשנוגאfrom Ladino esnoga

Quick answers

What does synagōga mean in Latin?
synagōga, a noun, means “congregation (of Jews); synagogue”.
What is the genitive of synagōga?
The genitive singular is synagōgae. synagōga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce synagōga?
In classical Latin, [sy.naˈɡoː.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.naˈɡɔː.ɡa].
Where does synagōga come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? → Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? → Proto-Hellenic *ksún → Ancient Greek σύν (sún) → Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti → Proto-Hellenic *ágō → Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō) → Ancient Greek συνάγω (sunágō) → Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) → Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) → Latin synagōga.