Bagoas

See also: bágoas

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /baˈɡoː.aːs/, [bäˈɡoːäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /baˈɡo.as/, [bäˈɡɔːäs]

Proper noun

Bagōās m sg (genitive Bagōae); first declension

1. A eunuch and friend of Alexander the Great

Declension

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

• 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