Bagoas

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαγώας (Bagṓas), itself from Old Iranian *Bagāvahyā.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bagōās m sg (genitive Bagōae); first declension

  1. A eunuch and friend of Alexander the Great

Declension

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bagōās
Genitive Bagōae
Dative Bagōae
Accusative Bagōān
Ablative Bagōā
Vocative Bagōā

References

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  • Bagoas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Bagoas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray