agaga

See also: agāga

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Ancient Greek *ἀγαγᾶς (*agagâs), from reduplicated present of ἄγω (ágō, “lead”) (compare ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading”)), possibly via Etruscan *𐌀𐌂𐌀𐌂𐌀 (*acaca).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɡa.ɡa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡa.ɡa]

Noun

agaga m (genitive agagae); first declension

mediator

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	agaga	agagae
genitive	agagae	agagārum
dative	agagae	agagīs
accusative	agagam	agagās
ablative	agagā	agagīs
vocative	agaga	agagae

Related terms

agagula

References

agaga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

^ Breyer, Gertrud (1993) Etruskisches Sprachgut im Lateinischen unter Ausschluß des spezifisch onomastischen Bereiches (Orientalia Analecta Lovaniensia; 53), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oriëntalistiek, →ISBN, pages 161–62

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.ɡà.ɡà/

Adverb

àgàgà

especially
akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ yìí fẹ́ràn ẹ̀kọ́, àgàgà t'ó tún jẹ́ ọ̀fẹ́ ― The student loves education, especially now that it is free

[1] Breyer, Gertrud (1993) Etruskisches Sprachgut im Lateinischen unter Ausschluß des spezifisch onomastischen Bereiches (Orientalia Analecta Lovaniensia; 53), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oriëntalistiek, →ISBN, pages 161–62

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