[ˈaɡ.mɛn], [ˈaɡ.men]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵ-mn̥ ~ *h₂ǵ-mén-s (“army, band, troop; marching of an army”), from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Sanskrit अज्म॑न् (ájman, “army, band, flock; procession of an army”).
Surface analysis is agō (“do, act”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
- declension-3, neutera train of something; multitude, host, crowd, flock
- declension-3, neuteran army, column, troop, band; line or rank of troops
“… ac ventī, velut agmine factō,” — … And the winds, as if become a [charging] column, whereby given passage rush [forth] and blow ’cross the world in a whirlwind.
(King Aeolus releases the winds like a military force to destroy the Tro
- declension-3, neuterstream, course, current, motion
- declension-3, neuterprocession, march, progress, movement
““… Illī agmine certō / Lāocoönta petunt ….”
“[The sea serpents] with a steady march make straight for Laocoön ….” – Aeneas”
Formaeagminis(genitive) · agmen(nominative, singular) · agmina(nominative, plural) · agminis(genitive, singular) · agminum(genitive, plural) · agminī(dative, singular) · agminibus(dative, plural) · agmen(accusative, singular) · agmina(accusative, plural) · agmine(ablative, singular) · agminibus(ablative, plural) · agmen(singular, vocative) · agmina(plural, vocative)