λοχαγός
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of λόχος (lókhos, “a file in the phalanx”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) + -ος (-os).
Noun
λοχᾱγός • (lokhāgós) m (genitive λοχᾱγοῦ); second declension
- (military) leader of an armed band, especially the commander of a company (100 men)
Descendants
- → Italian: locago
Greek
Noun
λοχαγός • (lochagós) m or f (plural λοχαγοί)
- (military) the rank of captain in the British and US armies with the NATO grade OF-2
- Synonym: (abbreviation) λγος (lgos)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λοχαγός (lochagós) | λοχαγοί (lochagoí) |
| genitive | λοχαγού (lochagoú) | λοχαγών (lochagón) |
| accusative | λοχαγό (lochagó) | λοχαγούς (lochagoús) |
| vocative | λοχαγέ (lochagé) | λοχαγοί (lochagoí) |
Coordinate terms
Further reading
λοχαγός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
