Βαγώας
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Βᾰγῶος (Bagôos)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎲𐎦𐎡 (b-gu-i).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ba.ɡɔ̌ː.aːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /baˈɡo.as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βaˈɣo.as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vaˈɣo.as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vaˈɣo.as/
Proper noun
Βᾰγώᾱς • (Bagṓās) m (genitive Βᾰγώου); first declension
- A male given name from Old Persian: Bagoas, a Persian courtier of Alexander the Great
Inflection
First declension of ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς; τοῦ Βᾰγώου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Βᾰγώᾱς ho Bagṓās | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Βᾰγώου toû Bagṓou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Βᾰγώᾳ tôi Bagṓāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Βᾰγώᾱν tòn Bagṓān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βᾰγώᾱ Bagṓā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Βαγώας (Vagóas)
- → Latin: Bagōās
- → English: Bagoas
Further reading
- Βαγώας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Βαγώας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2020)