isagoge

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īsagōgē, from Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, lead-in), from εἰς (eis, into) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, to lead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaɪsəˈɡəʊdʒi/

Noun

isagoge (plural isagoges)

  1. An introduction, especially (particularly capitalized) Porphyry's introduction to the works of Aristotle.

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

isagoge f (plural isagogi)

  1. isagoge

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, lead-in), from εἰς (eis, into) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, to lead).

Pronunciation

Noun

īsagōgē f (genitive īsagōgēs); first declension

  1. An isagoge: an introduction

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative īsagōgē īsagōgae
genitive īsagōgēs īsagōgārum
dative īsagōgae īsagōgīs
accusative īsagōgēn īsagōgās
ablative īsagōgē īsagōgīs
vocative īsagōgē īsagōgae

References

  • isagoge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • isagoge in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.