different between choragus vs choregus

English

Etymology

From Latin choragus, from Ancient Greek ????? (khorós, “chorus”) + ??? (ág?, “I lead”).

Noun

choragus (plural choragi)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek ????? (khorós, “chorus”) + ??? (ág?, “I lead”)

Noun

chor?gus m (genitive chor?g?); second declension

1. The person in charge of a chorus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

• choragus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• choragus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• choragus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Alternative forms

• choragus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (khor?gós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???i???s/

Noun

choregus (plural choregi)

1. The leader of a chorus in Ancient Greece
2. The leader of a group (especially of performers)

Anagrams

• Gouchers, coughers, grouches