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vorāgō

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vor-āgō lat. Abgrund, Schlucht, Strudel, tiefes Loch, Grube

Synchronically vorō +‎ -āgō. Diachronically, may be derived from vorāx, vorāc-, with the velar assimilated in oblique cases to the nasal suffix derived from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (e.g. genitive *worāk-nes > *worāg-nes > vorāginis).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vorāgō f (genitive vorāginis); third declension

  1. abyss, chasm, whirlpool, deep hole, pit

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vorāgō vorāginēs
Genitive vorāginis vorāginum
Dative vorāginī vorāginibus
Accusative vorāginem vorāginēs
Ablative vorāgine vorāginibus
Vocative vorāgō vorāginēs

Derived terms

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