-āgō

-āg-ō uital.

(-āgō,)

Originally probably equivalent or related to -āx-ō; see e.g. vorāx, vorāgō (< vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European nouns in -k + the possessive suffix *-Hō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ɡoː/, [ˈäːɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo/, [ˈäːɡo]

Suffix

-āgō f (genitive -āginis); third declension

1. Suffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals.

   ‎corium + ‎-āgō → ‎coriāgō

   ‎planta + ‎-āgō → ‎plantāgō

   ‎simila + ‎-āgō → ‎similāgō

   ‎medica + ‎-āgō → ‎Medicāgō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-āgō	-āginēs
Genitive	-āginis	-āginum
Dative	-āginī	-āginibus
Accusative	-āginem	-āginēs
Ablative	-āgine	-āginibus
Vocative	-āgō	-āginēs