"choragus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc-dor|χορᾱγός}} Borrowed from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), {{af|grc|χορός<t:chorus>|-ᾱγός<pos:Doric form of <i class="Polyt mention nowrap" lang="grc">-ηγός</i> (-ēgós, “-leader”)>|lit=chorus-leader|nocat=1}} χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”, {{m+|grc-att|χορηγός}} Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós) Head templates: {{la-noun|chorāgus<2>}} chorāgus m (genitive chorāgī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|chorāgus<2>}} Forms: chorāgus [canonical, masculine], chorāgī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], chorāgus [nominative, singular], chorāgī [nominative, plural], chorāgī [genitive, singular], chorāgōrum [genitive, plural], chorāgō [dative, singular], chorāgīs [dative, plural], chorāgum [accusative, singular], chorāgōs [accusative, plural], chorāgō [ablative, singular], chorāgīs [ablative, plural], chorāge [singular, vocative], chorāgī [plural, vocative]
  1. chorus leader (the person in charge of a chorus) Tags: declension-2 Related terms: chorāgium
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