agon, agonis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 7th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
struggle, contest; public exhibition of games;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | agon | agones |
| Gen. | agonis, agonos | agonum |
| Dat. | agoni | agonibus |
| Acc. | agona, agonem | agonas |
| Voc. | agon | agones |
| Abl. | agone | agonibus |
Examples
- A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...auton ton Philippon, pros hon en hemin ho agon, hyper arches kai dynasteias ton ophthalmon ekkekommenon, ten klein..." - G
Liber X
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...εἰσήλασαν intuendum. Iidem obsonia petunt pro eo agone, qui a te iselasticus factus est, quamvis vicerint ante quam..." - G
Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Interfui principis optimi cognitioni in consilium assumptus. Gymnicus agon apud Viennenses ex cuiusdam testamento celebratur. Hunc Trebonius Rufinus..."